The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in recent years, it’s the power of a good laugh. The kind that bubbles up from deep in the soul and holds us gleefully, helplessly captive. This season’s answer to that basic human need is The Rivals – just the type of comedy we’ve all been pining for. Completely ridiculous, but with a full and beating heart, offering characters who are delightfully simple slices of humanity. Characters that, when held up to the light, reflect that humanity right back at us. (Lydia Languish? Jack Absolute? We’ll take one of each, with a side of Mrs. Malaprop). It’s a line these actors walk with grace and aplomb, and no matter which character enters stage right, you know they’re there for a good time. The return to joy we’ve all been craving – a big, beautiful, starlit comedy.

Date: July 16, 2022
Event Times: 8:00 pm
Ticket Information: For information on tickets, please visit or call the APT Box Office or order tickets online.
URL: americanplayers.org/plays/the-rivals

Location of this event

American Players Theatre
5950 Golf Course Rd
Spring Green, WI 53588



Phone: 608-588-7401
Fax: 608-588-7085
Accessibility: Wheelchair and other special-needs seating is available, as is a shuttle bus to the top of the hill. Please inform the box office of special requirements when placing your order.
Email: aptmaster@americanplayers.org
Web site: https://americanplayers.org
Description:APT is a professional, Equity, classical theater located in Spring Green, 40 miles west of Madison. The 1,148 comfortably cushioned seats sit in a natural amphitheater on 110 acres of woods and meadow just off the Wisconsin River. Shakespeare is APT's heart and soul, with accompanying works ranging from the Greeks to British comedies. The acting company of 28 members and a staff that reaches 120 at the height of the season, produce five plays performed in rotating repertory.