Summary
You've never heard of "The Irish Rogue" until now. After its debut tomorrow night at the University of Missouri's Rhynsburger Theatre, however, you'll be glad you did, and you'll want to tell your friends. From veteran playwright and Mid-Missourian Mary Barile comes a new play based on James Workman's "Liberty in Louisiana," set in New Orleans in 1803. Barile has made an institution of herself adapting "gently used" stories into relevant and entertaining spectacles that work well on the modern stage, and "The Irish Rogue" is no exception.
A rogue is one of those guys whose behavior rubs you the wrong way, but you can't help but like him anyway. And although the title of this show suggests the play's rogue hails from the Emerald Isle, it soon becomes clear every character is roguish in nature, each seeking his or her true desires in a series of two-faced maneuvers designed to get what he or she wants. It's all about insincerity and double-entendre, as words don't always mean what they say and each character wears a psychological - and, from time to time, physical - mask.See the full content of this document
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Review ; Rascals, Romance Abound in Mu Play
The play is set at the house of Don Bertoldo and Senora de la Plata, neither of whom is remotely interested in the other, despi...
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