Centenary Stage Company's THE LEARNED LADIES Continues Run

Audiences and critics alike are raving over Centenary Stage Company's The Learned Ladies which continues its run in the Lackland Performing Arts Center now through October 22. Remaining performances areThursday, October 12 and 19 at 7:30PM; Friday, October 13 and 20 at 8PM; Saturday, October 14 and 21 at 8PM;Sunday, October 15 and 22 at 2pm and Wednesday, October 18 at 2PM.

Written by Moliere and brilliantly adapted by playwright Freyda Thomas this true screwball comedy is set in the 1930s. "This adaptation of 'The Learned Ladies' was a masterful delight and definitely worth seeing... The intriguing set will amaze you as it is an intrinsic part of the production. The costumes are a visual delight and add much to the character of the play." (Janice Griffin)

Featuring a zany web of love stories, farcical romps and a battle of the sexes, Thomas keeps the action true to Moliere's original while providing a smorgasbord of modern treats for contemporary audiences. There is comic mayhem in Chrysale's household as the women of the house rabidly pursue the new intellectual movement of the era. Add a meek husband, a pretentious poet, a loony sister a couple of sassy servants completes what some have called "a giddy evening of theatre!" "The production has it all: A marvelously, elegant, lush set; amusing and unique staging/choreography; attractive period costumes (1930s); and (the norm for Wallnau productions)...a superior, first-rate cast including several Broadway vets." (Rick Busciglio)

Featuring a cast of professional actors, The Learned Ladies is directed by Centenary Stage Company's own award winning Artistic Director, Carl Wallnau. "The production of The Learned Ladies presented by the Centenary Stage Company is fun, quirky and quick and so lively that you hardly notice that the play is done in verse. The timing of the actors is precise and clear so that the audience follows every rhyming couplet as well as any prose. This is a complete production, completely enjoyable and completely entertaining." (Vita Patrick Morales)

Performances for The Learned Ladies run now through October 22. Specific performance dates are Fridays Oct 13 and 20 at 8PM; Saturdays 14 and 21 at 8PM; Sundays 15 and 22 at 2PM; Wednesday 18 at 2PMand Thursdays Oct 12 and 19 at 7:30PM. All performances will be held in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Centenary Stage Company's production the The Learned Ladies is sponsored by season sponsor Heath Village and series sponsor The House of the Good Shepherd.

Tickets for The Learned Ladies are $27.50 for adults on matinee and Friday evening performances. Saturday evening ticket prices are $29.50 for adults. Tickets for children under 12 are $17.50 for all performances. Thursday evening performances are $27.50 for all seats with a Buy One/Get One rush ticket special. To qualify for BOGO offer tickets must be purchased in person at the Centenary Stage Company box office as early as two hours prior to performance time. BOGO offer not valid for advance ticket sales and may not be combined with any other offer or discount. Centenary Stage Company is also offering an Audio Described Performance during the Sunday, October 15 2PM matinee. Additionally, Centenary Stage Company is offering $5.00 Student Rush tickets to any student on any Friday evening performance. Tickets must be purchased in person at the CSC box office, may not be combined with any other special offer or discount and are not valid for advance ticket sales. College aged students are asked to present a student ID from their institution of study. High School aged students are simply asked to provide the name of their school.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit centenarystageco.org or call the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 - 0900. The box office is located in the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackettstown, NJ. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 1 - 5 pm and two hours prior to each performance. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Like and follow to receive the latest in CSC news and special offers.

The 2017-2018 season of performing arts events at the Centenary Stage Company is made possible through the generous support of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, the Sandra Kupperman Foundation, and CSC corporate sponsors, including Premier Season Sponsor Heath Village Retirement Community, Silver Sponsors Hackettstown Medical Center, Home Instead Senior Care (Washington), House of the Good Shepherd and Fulton Bank of New Jersey, and Centenary Stage Company members and supporters.

PHOTO: The Learned Ladies; from L to R: David Cantor as Chrysale & Lea Antolini - Lid as Arista(photo credit: Robert Eberle)

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