The Antaeus Company, L.A.’s Classical Theater Ensemble, hits a milestone in company history: For the first time since the inception of the company in 1994, The Antaeus Company is proud to announce their first full season of classic plays! The season will include three full productions as well as Antaeus’ wildly popular “ClassicsFest.”
Cousin Bette
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novel by Honoré de Balzac
Directed by Jeanie Hackett
Previews begin October 24th
Two Opening Nights! Friday October 30th & Sunday November 1st
Regular Performances run November 5 - December 20
Seductive, cunning, and deliciously wicked, Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Honore de Balzac’s 1846 masterpiece, La Cousin Bette, tells the story of the powerful Hulot family, who inspire hate and loathing in the heart of their poor relative, a spinster named Bette.
The Autumn Garden
Written by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Larry Biederman
Previews begin January 30th
Two Opening Nights! Saturday February 6th & Sunday February 7th
Regular Performances -February 11 - March 28
“People change, and forget to tell one another.”
Compassionate and savagely funny, this is Pulitzer Prize winner Lillian Hellman’s masterpiece on how, in spite of everything, human beings still succeed in living together.
King Lear
Written by William Shakespeare
Starring Dakin Matthews
Directed by Jonathan Lynn
Previews begin June 12th
Two Opening Nights! Saturday June 26th and Sunday June 27th
Regular Performances July 2 - August 8
At the center of ClassicsFest 2010 will be Antaeus’ much-anticipated first full production of a Shakespearean play, and will feature the renowned scholar, actor, and founding Artistic Director, Dakin Matthews, in the title role.
CLASSICSFEST 2010
Our biennial festival of classics!
Opens Tuesday July 6, 2010 through August 15th!
Regular Performance Days Tuesdays through Sundays
Workshops, readings, late night events: a different project almost every night of the week for six weeks for a $10 ticket price! Over 100 theater artists gather for a refreshing and invigorating summer splash of the classics, any way you like ‘em. Experience how a play comes to life as Antaeus presents its 5th biennial ClassicsFest.
Visit www.antaeus.org for more information
Feature image of the cast of The Proof of the Promise by John Apicella courtesy of www.antaeus.org
