What do you do when you’re a Classics professor at one of the greatest universities in America and find a long lost manuscript by Euripides that will make you famous throughout the world? You lose it, of course. And then you call on the Ancient Greek Gods of Comedy to get you out of the mess.
For young professor Daphne Rain, the first surprise is that the gods show up. And the second surprise is that any two people – even if they are gods – can wreak so much havoc on one university.
The Ivy League will never be the same as a pair of screwball deities encounters the carnal complexity of college coeds, campus capers, and conspicuous consumption.
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Shay Vawn as Daphne, Brad Oscar as Dionysus and Jessie Cannizzaro as Thalia. Photo by Jim Cox.
Jessie Cannizzaro as Thalia. Photo by Jim Cox.
Shay Vawn as Daphne and Jevon McFerrin as Ralph. Photo by Jim Cox.
Brad Oscar, Jessie Cannizzaro, and Shay Vawn. Photo by Jim Cox.
"Rapturous laughter…bright production and terrific performances."
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"The jokes flow fast and furious."
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"A charming, clever comedy!"
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Original Cast and Creative Team
Ken Ludwig's The Gods of Comedy was first produced as a co-production between McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts (Emily Mann, Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director) and The Old Globe Theatre (Barry Edelstein Artistic Director). It opened at McCarter Theatre Center on March 16, 2019 and at The Olde Globe Theatre on May 16, 2019 with the following cast:
Thalia - Jessie Cannizzaro; Zoe/Brooklyn - Steffanie Leigh; Ralph - Jevon McFerrin; Keira Naughton - Dean Trickett; Dionysus - Brad Oscar; George Psomas - Aristide/Aleksi/Ares; Daphne - Shay Vawn
It was directed by Amanda Dehnert with Scenic Design by Jason Sherwood, Costume Design by Linda Roethke, Lighting Design by Brian Gale, Sound Design by Darron L West, Illusion Design by Jim Steinmeyer and Choreography by Ellenore Scott. The Production Stage Manager was Cheryl Mintz and the Stage Manager was Alison Cote.