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The second production of the 2010 season, the hysterically sophisticated musical comedy "A
Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" is a rollicking romp through ancient Rome via the vaudeville stage. New Orleans' biggest star Ricky Graham is Pseudolus, a slave of the family of Senex (David Hoover) and personal servant to the young Hero (Aaron Thacker). Hero has fallen in love with the virginal Philia (Maggie Windler), kept in the house of procurer Marcus Lycus (Vatican Lokey), she has been sold to the great and fearsome soldier Miles Gloriosus (Bryce Smith.) In exchange for his freedom, Pseudolus ...Read More
The second production of the 2010 season, the hysterically sophisticated musical comedy "A
Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" is a rollicking romp through ancient Rome via the vaudeville stage. New Orleans' biggest star Ricky Graham is Pseudolus, a slave of the family of Senex (David Hoover) and personal servant to the young Hero (Aaron Thacker). Hero has fallen in love with the virginal Philia (Maggie Windler), kept in the house of procurer Marcus Lycus (Vatican Lokey), she has been sold to the great and fearsome soldier Miles Gloriosus (Bryce Smith.) In exchange for his freedom, Pseudolus agrees to help Hero get Philia and escape to be married. Meanwhile, Senex and his bold, opinionated wife Domina (Celeste Angelle Veillon) have set out to see her mother, leaving slave-in-chief Hysterium (Brooks Braselman) in charge of Hero and the house. When Senex returns without warning, hilarity ensues! Co-starring The House of Lycus: Rachel Monteleone as Tintinabula; Rebecca Brettel as Panacea; Grace Hart & Alexandria Manion as the Gemini; Joanna Richardson as Vibrata, and Eleanor Bernstein as Gymnasia. Featuring The Proteans: Ken Goode, Jr., Michael Smith, and Austin Alleman.
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