THE SCHOOL FOR LIES
By David Ives
April 2022
Oklahoma City University School of Theatre
Director: D. Lance Marsh
Scenic Design: Carlee Robertson
Costume Design: Susie J. Williams
Sound Design: Jacob Henry
Lighting Design: Halcyon Piper & Aaron mooney
Stage Manager: Hannah Maner
Properties Design: Katelyn Louise
Photography: Bryan Cardinale-Powell
“Oh, Sally, ditch these hothouse lords and ladies. I’m Orpheus, come to summon you from Hades!”
“Ah, Phyllis, Phyllis, Phyllis, you’re like some strange bacillus.”
“If we’re all interested, what could be fitter but that this broad go to the highest bidder?”
“So be it. I forgive you for the evil you’ve done me. I accept it with a shrug. Now may I… Would you… Can I have a hug?"
“Have me right here! Let’s copulate! Let’s screw!"
“You truckle to this pompous tit, you flatter… Polite? When you two hugged, I could hear suction!”
“Wait! Here’s my chance for sweet retaliation…”
Color-changing systems track the time of day—from sunset to sunrise—as well as represent the various forces acting on protagonist Frank, in this bright and rowdy adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope.