THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

“The School for Scandal is one of the great comedies in the classical canon,” says CTC Executive Artistic Director John Johnston. “I am so excited to finally break into the realm of Restoration Comedy. It’s an era ripe with plays, but we’ve never produced one until now. It’s a play that explores the nature of rumors and scandal that has been so on the forefront of the zeitgeist in recent years. [Director] Philip was really drawn to this idea of ‘Fake News’ and how it has dominated our culture.”

The play follows the fabricated scandals and backbiting of aristocratic English ne’er-do-wells. Secrets and rumors swirl around three couples as they court and marry one another. Hilarity ensues as they turn on each other and their lies collapse around them.

Director Philip Lehl last directed at CTC with the dynamic production of Thomas Heywood’s The Fair Maid of the West in 2019. His other work at CTC includes acting in a number of productions including Uncle Vanya, The Tempest, and most recently in The Merchant of Venice.