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On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with playwright Scarlett Grace McCarthy and director Sarah Connolly, who are bringing the play “The Betrothed” to the WP Theater beginning on Thursday, July 16.
The show is described as an absurdist comedy of love, ambition, and social expectation set in the 19th century and performed by an all-women cast. When her brother’s broken engagement disrupts Kitty’s plans to secure a suitor, she’s forced to confront the rigid expectations placed upon her and schemes to restore order and ensure everyone gets their happily ever after. As romantic entanglements unravel and betrayals come to light, The Betrothed queers the classic marriage plot.
In the conversation, McCarthy and Connolly discuss the unusual (but surprisingly apropos) way in which they began working together, how the show has developed over the years, what romances and rom-coms have influenced “The Betrothed,” and much more.
Purchase tickets to “The Betrothed”:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/34655/production/1279349
Learn more about “The Betrothed”:
https://www.instagram.com/thebetrothedplay/
