The Metromaniacs

NOV 24 to DEC 17

It’s springtime in Paris, 1738. Poets are the rock stars of the day, and young people like Damis have gone métromanie—crazy for poetry. So verse-crazed is Damis, he falls in love with his favorite poetess, not knowing that his idol is actually a wealthy, middle-aged gentleman writing under a pen name! As said gentleman looks to marry off his beautiful but dimwitted daughter, we are off and running in a breathless series of complications, plot twists, and mistaken identities. Soon, scheming servants, verbal acrobatics, and mistaken identities launch abreathless series of twists and turns in this breezy translation/adaptation of a rediscovered French farce by comedic master David Ives.

Considerations: Sexual innuendo and mild adult language.

A marvel of old and new, with punchlines that glisten with classical flair and contemporary savvy! Frisky, competitive wordplay, and high-octane mix-ups…almost criminally enjoyable.” — Washington Post