(From left) Rebecca Czarnogursky, of East Rutherford, as Margaret Hughes; Russell Holland, of Teaneck, as King Charles II; and Alex Vetterlein, of River Vale, as Edward Kynaston.
PARAMUS, N.J. – Male “stage beauties” yield to the first English actresses in Bergenstages’ “Compleat Female Stage Beauty,” by Jeffrey Hatcher, opening Friday, April 10 at Bergen Community College’s Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre, located at the main campus in Paramus.
The play tells the story of Edward Kynaston, the best of English male actors playing female roles. After King Charles II decrees that men shall no longer play women’s roles, Kynaston’s fashionable world collapses. His light disappears until fate and his desire for revenge give him a chance to take the stage again.
Rated for mature audiences, the show runs Thursdays through Saturdays from Friday, April 10 to Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, April 11 and April 18, matinee performances also take place at 2 p.m.
Ticket prices for the general public are $15, with discounts offered to senior citizens, Bergen faculty and students. Guests can purchase tickets by calling (201) 447-7428 or online at tickets.bergen.edu.
Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu) based in Paramus is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 17,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields.
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