| Theophlius North - by mathew Burnett and based on the Thornton Wilder novel From Off-Broadway comes this astonishing charmer of a play, based upon the semi-autobiographical final work of three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning icon of American letters, Thorton Wilder. Set in the tony resort town of Newport, RI, during the height of the "Jazz Age" in summer, 1926, Theophilus North follows the exploits of the title character as he searches for adventure and his place in the world. Quitting his teaching position in New Jersey, and stranded in Newport after his jalopy breaks down, the thirty-year old Theophilus takes on odd jobs, such as (a tennis instructor, French tutor, private reader....), in homes of the wealthy, infiltrating himself into the lives and troubles of all the Newport's residents, both upstairs and downstairs. But the greatest adventure in store is not what he has imagined.... |
