If you are fortunate enough to be in the greater Philadelphia area next Monday, you won't want to miss the Philadelphia Arts Collective's staged reading of Southerne's fascinating and gender-queer Sir Anthony Love, beautifully adapted by Andrew Watring. The reading takes place Dec. 9 at 7:00 PM at The Adrienne - SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom St, Philadelphia. You can find the PAC's page for the reading here, and you can read more about adapter and director Andrew Watring here.
From PAC:
Sir Anthony Love has the hallmark brittle and brilliant pragmatism of its day: after the moral strictures of the Interregnum, the libertine fantasies of the Restoration, and the political upheaval of the Glorious Revolution, Thomas Southerne considers what a tolerably happy ending might mean within the practical restrictions of gender and class. In the words of Kristina Straub, “much of the play’s focus is on finding pleasure within the context of economic and social survival, not always through morally conventional means.” Its characters both pursue safety and security--marriage--and name the limitations of that form to meet their complete needs as human beings. In its denouement, Southerne offers us what Andrew Watring has astutely called a "roadmap of delicious deviation:" a constellation of possibilities beneath the surface of conventional comic marriages that enable the characters to meet themselves and their lovers, spouses, companions, and friends in more authentic and fulfilling ways."
Cato Remixed
PAC will also be giving ASECS attendees a peek into the rehearsal process for their upcoming production, Cato, Remixed, Eli Lyn's exciting new adaptation of Addison's Cato, directed by Damon Bonetti. The show will run from May 1-18 in the historic Carpenter's Hall, but those who are registered attendees for the virtual ASECS meeting will have a chance to hear about the production during rehearsal on Saturday, March 29. This year's ASECS meeting is virtual, which means it's accessible to all, more international than ever, and able to host more creative sessions like this one. You can register for the conference shortly at the ASECS website.
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