The Rover, or The Banish’d Cavaliers
Directed by Eleanor Holdridge
By Aphra Behn
Virginia Woolf wrote of Aphra Behn, “All women together ought to let flowers fall on the tomb of Aphra Behn…For it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds.” The first English woman to earn her living openly as a writer, Behn wrote The Rover in 1655, and won great acclaim for its bawdiness, fun, and daring.
Taking place during Carnival in Spain, The Rover deals with sexual intrigue, mistaken identities, and uncontrollable desire as the characters struggle to find love and societal acceptance. The story reminds us that even in the 17th-century, women were fighting for agency, freedom, and equality.
Performance Dates
July 18 at 6pm
July 21 & 24 at 7:30pm
July 26 at 8pm
July 27 at 2pm
The Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy is a Master of Fine Arts program that trains actors to work with classical language and embody mythic storytelling. After completing a one-year intensive program of coursework spanning classical text study, stage combat, and more, the class of 2024 performs two plays in repertory as the culmination of their training.
For the first time in our 24 years as a program, STC Academy is delighted to bring their Repertory productions to the mainstage at the Klein Theatre. This is classical work in its purest form: energetic and lean, with a focus on actors, language, and story.
Klein Theatre is at 450 7th St NW, Washington, DC.
Fun Home (11/7/19-11/24/19)
Videos
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Panti Bliss: If These Wigs Could Talk
Studio Theatre (6/26 - 7/7) | |
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Is God Is
Constellation Theatre Company (6/14 - 7/14) | |
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STC Academy's ROMEO AND JULIET
Klein Theatre (7/17 - 7/27) | |
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Funny Girl
Kennedy Center [Opera House] (6/25 - 7/14) | |
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STC Academy's THE ROVER, OR THE BANISH'D CAVALIERS
Klein Theatre (7/17 - 7/27) | |
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NOISES OFF
Keegan Theatre (8/1 - 9/1) | |
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Panti Bliss
Studio Theatre (6/26 - 7/7) | |
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Integriti Reeves Quintet
The REACH River Pavilion (7/5 - 7/5) | |
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Out of Character
Theater J (1/8 - 1/26) | |
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The Magic Duel
Mayflower Hotel (10/17 - 12/25) | |
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