Director's Notes for
Run For Your Wife

     Producing a play with a specific style is always an exciting and difficult challenge; farce is no exception. The history of the farce style can be traced back to the beginnings of theatre in Ancient Greece. Even though life has changed tremendously since 400 B.C., what audiences find funny has not. As with any farce, mistaken identity, secrets and moral dilemmas drive the action of the play. What makes this play even more interesting is looking at it from a historical perspective. Although for some of the audience members 1978 may not seem so long ago, where we stand today on how we view some characters in the play has certainly progressed. For more than 20 years, Run for Your Wife has enjoyed tremendous success in high schools, colleges and professional theatres all over the world; we are excited to be producting it tonight.

- Gavin