Julia and Leticia are stuck in arranged marriages with Sir Cautious Cashbox and Sir Feeble Fainwood, respectively, but each has promised her heart elsewhere.  Julia longs for a way to re-connect with her struggling lover Gayman, while Leticia mourns her banished lover Belmour, whom she thinks is dead.  While the old men boast, gamble, and swindle, the young suitors assume double identities, dance with devils, and put their lives on the line.  In the meantime, our clever heroines utilize creative tricks to reconnect with their true loves, prevent a third arranged marriage for their friend Diana, and teach the older generation a few lessons on love.

Content Notes:

Themes: thwarted love, consent, unwanted marriage, lechery, misogyny, objectification, gender-based oppression, financial troubles, family obligation, threat of sexual assault, allusion to “bed tricks” *

*The “bed trick” is a plot device found in traditional literature and folklore spanning the globe in which a person goes to a sexual rendezvous with a partner, and without their knowledge their partner’s place is taken by a substitute. The Lucky Chance, and especially our adaptation, comments on this trope.

Imagery: depiction of lecherous behavior, depiction of romantic intimacy, depiction of events leading to multiple bed tricks, depictions of heteronormative relationships and queer relationships, description of sexual acts

Run Time: Estimated at 2 hrs 10 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission (will be updated opening week)