The Rover
Awards and Recognition
- World Premiere Adaptation
Reviewer Quotes
“ Inventive and pleasurable, showcasing Behn's sharp wit and Costello's inspired imagination. ”
Back Stage
Hellena, the young heroine of The Rover, uses her imagination to escape not just her situation, but also the gender roles imposed on her by a patriarchal society. Aphra Behn did this in real life through her writing. Hellena does it in the play by dressing up in carnival costumes and by disguising herself as a boy. To take this idea a step further, this adaptation has Hellena and all the other characters played by present-day teenage girls play-acting together in their bedroom during a sleepover. By acting out the story – playing women and men, imagining what it’s like to be in love, to be an adult, to deal with violence and forgiveness and loss – the girls escape their own preconceptions and limitations, and discover for themselves what love is all about.
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- Alex Bueno
- Emily Clark
- Vanessa Martinez
- Barbara Suiter
- OC Weekly Theater Award Nominee: Best Direction (Josh Costello)
- OC Weekly Theater Award Nominee: Best Ensemble
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Venue Bette Aitken theater arts Center
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