Shy, unassuming Charles Marlow, on his way to meet potential fiancée Kate Hardcastle, is duped into thinking the Hardcastle estate is an inn – which works out well for romance, since Marlow is tongue-tied around upperclass women. He mistakes Kate for a servant, and she decides to play along. A second romance is carried out in secret between Marlow’s best friend and Kate’s best friend. Vying with them for the family inheritance is Tony Lumpkin, the spoiled and foolish son of Squire Hardcastle’s second wife. Madness ensues on the way to a happy ending.
The cast includes Miles Aldrich (Newtown), Michael Cassidy (Woodbury), Marguerite Foster (Torrington), Linda Gilmore (Norwalk), David Hartigan (White Plains, NY), Liesbet Higham (New Haven), Nick Kaye (Bethel), Linda Panovich-Sachs (Bridgeport), Rob Pawlikowski (Roxbury), Megan Poitras (Southbury), John Pyron (Fairfield), Nik Shpilberg (Westport), Tristan Speed (Bethel) and Ward Whipple (Bridgeport).
Director Ruth Anne Baumgartner returns to the Little Theatre for this 18th century comedy of manners.
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Tickets are $20; $10 children 10 and under, payable by cash or check only at the door. Make your reservations by calling the box office at 203-270-9144.
