The Love Chase

Author(s): James Sheridan Knowles

Genre(s): Comedy

Narrators: Group

Number of Chapters: 5

Length: 02 hours and 14 minutes

Language: English

In this romantic comedy from 1837, three sets of mismatched lovers bicker, woo, spar, and scheme on their way to matrimonial bliss. James Sheridan Knowles, a cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, seems to take a great deal of inspiration from Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” The humor of the piece derives from witty banter and miscommunication as the couples engage in their “steeple-chase of love.” Who will end up at the altar with who? - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor

Cast List

Sir William Fondlove Algy Pug
Waller Alan Mapstone
Wildrake Andrew Latheron
Trueworth Adrian Stephens
Neville Tomas Peter
Humphreys ToddHW
Lash Tomas Peter
Chargewell Wayne Cooke
George Andrew Gaunce
Widow Green Wendy Katz Hiller
Constance Kelly S. Taylor
Lydia Matea Bracic
Alice Dawn Sutton
Phœbe Bethany Baldwin
Amelia Joanna Michal Hoyt
First lawyer ToddHW
First Lady Lynette Caulkins
Servant Wayne Cooke

Stage Directions James R. Hedrick