The Underpants
By
Steve Martin
Adapted from
Carl Sternheim
Directed by
Michael Butler
October 19 - November 17, 2012
"Laugh-out-loud funny." - New York Times
From the mind of Steve Martin, the renowned comic actor and author of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, comes a wild and crazy satire. The Underpants is the cheeky tale of Louise, the pretty but neglected wife of a blockheaded bureaucrat, whose bloomers unaccountably fall down around her ankles in public. Her husband is horrified, fearing scandal and sure enough, two men - a poet and a barber - show up at their door hoping to rent the spare room and woo Louise. Filled with Steve Martin's famous flashes of wit, The Underpants is a gleeful and giddy romp about scandal and celebrity.
"An ambitious amalgam of comic book and social commentary, made out of sex jokes, slamming doors and sophisticated repartee"
- New York Times
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Directed by
Michael Butler^ Set Design by Nina Ball Lighting by Kurt Landisman+ Costumes by Victoria Livingston-Hall Sound Design by Lyle Barrere | THE CAST | |
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Evan Boomer as Klinglehoff |
Cassidy Brown* as Benjamin Cohen |
Ben Johnson* as Frank Versati |
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Jamie Jones* as Gertrude Deuter |
Lyndsy Kail* as Louise Maske |
John R. Lewis as The King |
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*Member of Actors Equity Association ^Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society +Member of United Scenic Artists Union |
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Keith Pinto* as Theo Maske |
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REVIEWS
- Pat Craig, mercurynews.com
"Astutely directed...the production takes full advantage of Martin's clever wit and flair"
- Sally Hogarty, mercurynews.com
"The Underpants a raucous/ribald romp at Center REP"
- Kedar Adour, forallevents.com
PHOTOS
FEATURES
The Underpants at Center REP! - SFGate
Center REP presents The Underpants from the mind of the wild and crazy Steve Martin
"The Underpants highlights strong offerings"