The Metromaniacs presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company at Michael R. Klein Theatre

The Metromaniacs

Michael R. Klein Theatre
450 7th Street NW Washington

Mistaken identity, misplaced ardor and a fight for true love ensues in David Ives’ adaptation of Piron’s classic 1738 French farce. Add to the chaos some scheming servants, pseudonyms and disguises and there is much to untangle before love-plots are resolved and a happy ending found. Continuing the successful partnership between Artistic Director Michael Kahn and David Ives, STC presents the third play in Ives’ series of rediscovered French comedy masterpieces, following The Heir Apparent (2011) and The Liar (2010). A world-premiere translation and adaptation, Ives’ presentation of Alexis Piron's The Metromaniacs once again applies his brilliant sense of comedic timing to a lost classic.

Presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company

Thru - Mar 22, 2015

Price: $20 - $110

Running Time: 1 hr,45 mins no intermission

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...No, I will not give away the final curtain or details of Metromaniacs happy-ever-after denouement. A hint though; think Joe. E. Brown and Jack Lemmon in that cigarette speedboat heading who know where, with the fade away to Brown's cherubic face with bright smile saying, "Well, nobody's perfect...!" This is as close as you can get."

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- David Siegel

Talkin Broadway - Recommended

"...The cast members work together as smoothly as parts of a machine, with a few standouts; Pedlow shines as Lucille undergoes a startling personality change, Conn seems to move in different directions simultaneously as he attempts to maintain three different identities, and Goldstrom conveys the joy of a man who, through no effort of his own, finds himself the target of romantic pursuit."

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- Susan Berlin

The Georgetowner - Recommended

"...What it is is an outrageous evening of rhyming, a lost art as in “Brian Cryin’,” bad puns and contemporary references, a spirited, rhyme-on-a-dime (it’s catchy, like measles, but much more fun) crew of actors, and another really smart and fun collaboration between STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn and adapter and playwright David Ives."

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- Gary Tischler

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...There are very few shows I have ever seen which leave me breathless both with laughter and delight for the entire duration of a performance. The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production Monday night of The Metromaniacs, however, definitely achieved that effect from curtain up through final bow. Directed by Michael Kahn, The Metromaniacs is an hysterical comedy originally written in Voltaire’s France by Alexis Piron and brilliantly translated by David Ives, who rediscovered the long forgotten treasure."

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- Heather Hill

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

From the adaptor of The Liar and Venus in Furs comes The Metromaniacs–this one written in verse. The original book, called La Metromanie, is Alexis Piron’s tale of mistaken identity.

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- Jennifer Clements

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The Metromaniacs presented by Shakespeare Theatre Company at Michael R. Klein Theatre