Ivona, Princess of Burgundia by Witold Gombrowicz

Coined "the city's theatrical absurdist aces" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium will present Polish playwright and novelist Witold Gombrowicz's dark comedy about "how we behave when faced with our own shortcomings." In Ivona, the fictional kingdom of Burgundia is thrown into turmoil when Prince Philip announces he'll wed a young common woman of magical simplicity and depth, who lacks the quality of traditional beauty as determined by the King's court. The announcement… Show more ignites confusion and terror in the land; mayhem and comedy ensue as the court faces intractable attitudes in a world where appearance and self-importance reign. Samuel Beckett meets Shakespeare in Gombrowicz's absurdist and very modern fairy tale for our times.

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