The Performing Arts Department in Arts and Sciences will stage the timeless tale of young love at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28. The ruse is successful, and the young couple falls in love, but as their romance moves beyond stolen moonlit evenings, they become dissatisfied, craving adventure and wider experience of the world.
Nobody kills themselves.
In many ways almost commedia dell'arte. The sets are minimal, and each character has a quite specific function. It can almost feel like a traveling troop of actors taking over a bare stage, supported by little more than costumes and a trunk full of props. And, of course, that incredibly romantic music. But Matthews also points out that the journey from script to performance is never easy.