Thursday, 6/27/2024
at 8:30 PM


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Marriage?! That's out of the question, at least for Silvia, because after weddings, husbands show their true colors. However, her wealthy father, Mr. Orgon, would like his daughter Silvia to marry Dorante, the son of a distant business associate. Father and daughter make an arrangement, she will meet Dorante once, but in the role of her servant Lisette, in order to secretly assess the true character of the intended groom. Lisette is thrilled, as this swap gives her the opportunity to shine as a mistress and have a gentleman propose to her.
What they both don't know is that Dorante and his servant Harlequin have had the same idea and also arrive "exchanged." Only Father Orgon and Silvia's brother Mario know about this through a letter from the business associate, but no one knows that they know... Which hearts will find each other when there are no societal or class differences?
Marivaux's comedy is a linguistically refined and intelligent game of mistaken identities that explores whether love arises through affinity of character or by coincidence, and what other influences may be at play. Marivaux conducts a psychological experiment as if in a retort.
Pierre Carlet de Chambain de Marivaux was born on 4 February 1688 in Paris and is considered an innovator of French theater post-Molière. Internal psychological processes are more prominent, his dialogues are playful, fast-paced, and direct, (self-)ironic and filled with quick wit. This style of writing has been termed "Marivaudage" after him.

Directed by: Leni Brem-Keil
Set and Costumes: Jörg Zysik
with: Sophie Weikert, Anna Woll; Robert Arnold, León Hänig, Oliver Mirwaldt, Martin Puhl

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