The Caltech Playreaders

2024-2025: The 74th Season

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

6:30 pm PDT

She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith

Directed and Introduced by Todd Brun

The spirited Kate Hardcastle adopts the guise of a barmaid to win the affections of Charles Marlow, who is exceedingly bashful around women of his own class. Kate's father is a country gentleman. Her stepmother yearns for the sophistication of the town. Kate's stepbrother, Tony Lumpkin, is a country yokel whose deceptions set the entire madcap plot in motion. This comedic romp in the company of indelible characters is a gentle satire on the behavior of the upper classes in eighteenth century England. It is infused with the warmth, humanity, and timeless joy that endeared Goldsmith to audiences of his day and still enchants today.

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