The Underpants

The Underpants

"The Underpants" is the most recent adaptation of the 1910 German farce "Die Hose" by playwright Carl Sternheim. The adaptation was written by Steve Martin. It was produced at New York City's Off-Broadway theater Classic Stage Company from April 4, 2002 through April 28, 2002. [ [http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=971 Lortel listing] ] The play, a "farcical send-up of bourgeois snobbery and conformity" [Somer, Elyse. [http://www.curtainup.com/underpants.html] "Curtain Up",March 30, 2002] was directed by Barry Edelstein and featured Cheryl Lynn Bowers and Byron Jennings as Louise and Theo Maske.

Other Productions

The play has been produced at the Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, March 2004-April 2004 and the Arden Theatre (Philadelphia, September 2004-October 2004. More recent productions include:
* Brüka Theatre (Reno, NV), November 11, 2005 - February 4, 2006, directed by Brian Barney. [ [http://www.newsreview.com/reno/Content?oid=oid%3A44809 RN&R > Arts&Culture > Pants on fire > 11.24.05 ] ]
* Alley_Theatre, Houston, April 1-24, 2005 [ [http://www.AlleyTheatre.org/Alley/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=80&SnID=82184675 Theatre website] ]

References

External links

* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Hose "Die Hose" at Deutsch Wikipedia (German language)]
* [http://seasiderep.org/season/2007/underpants.html Seaside Repertory Theatre's 2007 Production]
* [http://www.barebones.org/index.cfm?template=theunderpants.cfm Description and reviews of performance by BareBones Theatre Group]
* [http://www.theunderpants.co.uk/ 2006 London Production at Old Red Lion]
* [http://www.germantowncommunitytheatre.org/Show%206%2078.htm 2008 Germantown Community Theatre Production]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=t1H5t2ll5UIC Google Books page for "The Underpants"]


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