A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Vaudeville meets ancient Rome in this Stephen Sondheim musical farce about Pseudolus, a slave seeking to gain his freedom. To this end, Pseudolus offers to help his young master, Hero, woo and win the luscious Philia, a courtesan from the brothel next door. But Philia has been promised to someone else, whom she mistakes for Hero’s father. And so begins this comedy of mistaken identities, characters in disguise, a madcap chase, satirical commentary on social class and, of course, plenty of puns. Inspired by the work of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Directed by: Randy Bernhard
Auditions: March 8 – 9 2010
Performance Dates: April 23 – May 2 2010
Location: Historic Atlas Theatre
contact info
Atlas Theatre
211 W 16th, Cheyenne WY 82001
307.635.0199
Cheyenne Little Theatre
PO Box 20087, Cheyenne WY 82003
cltpinfo@cheyennelittletheatre.org
