The Beaux' Stratagem

By: George Farquhar

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Adapted by: Thornton Wilder & Ken Ludwig

Purdue University, 2018

Costumes created a stylized world of 1707 Lichfield, United Kingdom.The costumes were styled to give the silhouette of the period and help audiences understand what it is they desire most. Two gentlemen pose as the wealthy to woe women and steal their money, mistaken identity, sword fights, and a happy ending?