The Underpants
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The Underpants is the most recent adaptation of the 1910 German farce Die Hose by playwright Carl Sternheim
. The adaptation was written by Steve Martin
. It was produced at New York City's Off-Broadway
theater Classic Stage Company
from April 4, 2002 through April 28, 2002.The play, a "farcical send-up of bourgeois snobbery and conformity" was directed by Barry Edelstein and featured Cheryl Lynn Bowers and Byron Jennings as Louise and Theo Maske.
Carl Sternheim
Carl Sternheim was a German playwright and short story writer. One of the major exponents of German Expressionism, he especially satirized the moral sensibilities of the emerging German middle class during the Wilhelmine period.-Biography:Born in Leipzig to a Jewish banker and his Protestant wife...
. The adaptation was written by Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
. It was produced at New York City's Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
theater Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company
Classic Stage Company, or CSC, is a classical Off-Broadway theater dedicated to reimagining the classical repertory for a contemporary American audience, presenting plays from the past that speak directly to today's issues. Founded in 1967, Classic Stage Company is one of Off-Broadway's...
from April 4, 2002 through April 28, 2002.The play, a "farcical send-up of bourgeois snobbery and conformity" was directed by Barry Edelstein and featured Cheryl Lynn Bowers and Byron Jennings as Louise and Theo Maske.
Other Productions
The play has been produced at the Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, March 2004-April 2004 and the Arden Theatre (Philadelphia, September 2004-October 2004. More recent productions include:- Brüka TheatreBrüka TheatreBrüka Theatre is a Reno-based theater group which was founded in 1992, and is one of the main live theaters in Northern Nevada.Most plays by Bruka are produced on their Main Stage, but several other productions are held in Sub-Brüka, their venue for less traditional fare, and other special events...
(Reno, NV), November 11, 2005 - February 4, 2006, directed by Brian BarneyBrian BarneyBrian Barney is an American director and actor.Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, Barney trained at the University of California, Riverside's Department of Theatre, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995...
. - Alley Theatre, Houston, April 1-24, 2005
- Langhorne Players, Newtown, PA, April 17 - May 2, 2009, directed by Alice Weber
- University of Adelaide Theatre Guild, Adelaide, Australia, May 9-23, 2009 directed by John Wells
- First Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 4-20, 2009, directed by Joel D. Scribner
- Princeton Summer TheaterPrinceton Summer TheaterPrinceton Summer Theater was founded in 1968 by a group of Princeton University undergraduates under the name 'Summer Intime' as a high grade summer stock theater company....
, Princeton, New Jersey, August 6-16, 2009, directed by Shawn Fennell - Shore School Drama Studio, Sydney, Australia, November 18-21, 2009, directed by Rachel Blake
- The University of Scranton Players - December 3-6, 2009
- The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, USA, February 16-21, 2009, directed by Rory Ledbetter.
- Dearborn Heights Civic Theater, Dearborn Heights, Michigan- February 20-22 + 26-27 2010, directed by Cynthia Frabutt http://www.dhctstage.org/
- Penobscot Theatre CompanyPenobscot Theatre CompanyPenobscot Theatre Company, America's Northeastern-most professional theatre company, was started in 1973 by George Vafiadis and Lou Collier as the Acadia Repertory Theatre. Penobscot Theatre Company was incorporated as a 501 on March 17, 1983...
, Bangor, Maine, USA, May 26 - June 30, 2010, directed by Nathan Halvorson - Big Idea Theatre, Sacramento, California, USA, August 13 - September 11, 2010, directed by Benjamin T. Ismail
- The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, -- November 17-20, 2010, directed by Pamela Hendrick
- Chung Ying Theatre Company, Hong Kong, April 1-10, 2011, directed by Gabriel Lee http://www.chungying.com
- Salem State University, -- Spring 2011, directed by Britt Mitchell, assistant directed by Emily Laverdiere and Kevin Murphy Walunas
- Pentacle Theatre, Salem, Oregon, July 15-August 6, 2011, directed by Jenni Bertels
- National Institute of Dramatic ArtNational Institute of Dramatic ArtThe National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
, Sydney, Australia, 22 - 25, 27 June 2011, directed by Craig Ilott