Synopsis
The Learned Ladies
Published by Samuel French Inc
5 Male 6 Female
He passes himself off as a famous poet and becomes a permanent house guest. Philamente hopes to marry her daughter to Trissotin, but the daughter wishes to marry the unsuitable Clitandre
This version strays from a strictly literal translation of Moliere's play, often employing anachronisms in the rhymed couplets that will appall purists and absolutely delight everyone else
If you want your audiences to roll with laughter as they watch a play by a "famous dead playwright," this version is for you
REVIEWS
"Thomas' modernisms smartly put the satire's emphasis on the pomposity rather than the feminism of the Precieuse Movement" ~ Variety