She Stoops to Conquer at American Players Theatre

Oliver Goldsmith; music: Joe Cerqua; dir: Laura Gordon.

Authors

• Oliver Goldsmith
• Philip Campanella

In the company of barmaids and tavern wenches, Young Marlow is an incorrigible and self-assured rogue. In the presence of the beautiful gentlewoman Kate Hardcastle, he is reduced to a stammering, stuttering boy. Fortunately, Kate isn't afraid to dirty her hands to get what she wants and decides to "stoop" by disguising herself as a maid to woo, win and educate her future husband. Oliver Goldsmith's SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER is one of the English language's most uproarious comedies and a tale of true love, mistaken identities, and the never-ending battle of the sexes. This satirical look at materialism, romance and social etiquette will prove as hysterically funny to Philadelphia audiences today as it did at its premiere nearly 200 years ago.