Duck Soup
DUCK SOUP captures some of the Marx Brothers' zaniest routines and funniest quips, creating a laugh-out-loud spectacle of politics gone haywire. Backed by wealthy widow Mrs. Teasdale, Groucho becomes the leader of Freedonia, quickly frustrating his cabinet and offending the aggressive neighboring country to the point of war. Chico and Harpo, sent by the rival country, spy on Groucho and try to steal his battle plans, but when war does come, loyalties become muddled all around.
This musical has been adapted to the stage by Russell McGee, Hayden Moore, and Shani Wahrman. This stage adaptation includes scenes and music, which had been cut from the final film. This material was taken from two earlier drafts of the screenplay to make a live version of the musical possible to produce on stage. The additional material also gives context to cuts that were made that left dangling lines of dialogue such as Firefly stating that he would meet Mrs. Teasdale at the theatre but there is no theatre sequence in the final film. The audience will thus see Marx Brothers’ routines that never made the final cut and three songs that were dropped from the film.
Reservation & Ticket Information
Reservations:
Contact Ruth Rusie at 765-342-3266 or Email
Tickets:
$ 10.00 advance purchase
$ 12.00 at the door
Doors open 30 minutes prior to the show. Seating is first come first serve.
All advance tickets not claimed 15 minutes prior to show will be released.Â
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