La Bete set at Hampden-Sydney
Published 8:01 pm Monday, February 27, 2017
- Pictured are, from left, Michelle “Chelley” Fenton, playing Cathering De Brie; Trisha Durbin, playing Madeline Bejart; Ian Burns, playing Bejart; Caroline Fenton, playing Marquise-Therese Du Parc; and Drew Dickerson, playing Rene Du Parc.
Written in rhymed couplets of iambic pentameter and set in 17th century France, La Bete is an antic comedy that recounts the arrival of a vulgar street performer, Valere, into an elite company of veteran actors, led by dignified and stuffy Elomire. Two more performances can be seen Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. in Johns Auditorium at Hampden-Sydney College.
