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The Underpants

by Carl Sternheim
Adapted by Steve Martin


Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife's underpants won't stay on. One Sunday morning they fall to her ankles right in the middle of town--a public scandal! Mortified, Theo swears to keep her at home until she can find some less unruly undies. Amid this chaos he's trying to rent a room in their flat. The prospective lodgers have some underlying surprises of their own. In The Underpants, Steve Martin brings his comic genius and sophisticated literary style to Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce. 

Performances

February 23 - March 5, 2006

Greer Garson Theatre
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

​Collaborators

Presented by: Southern Methodist University
                               Meadows School of the Arts

Cast:
Louise Maske - Lydia Mackay
Theo Maske - Clay Bunker
Gertrude Deuter - Ariel Woodiwiss
Frank Versati - Kevin Kiler

Benjamin Cohen - Dan Gordon
Klinglehoff - Pat Reiger

     Attendants - William Grant Lokey
                             Colter Smith
                             Michael Steele

Creative team:
Scenic Design - Kate Palame
Lighting Design - Steve Woods
Costume Design - Scott Moses
​Sound Design - Jason Biggs

​Critical Response

The play kept the audience in peals of laughter, both in the funny moments and the uncomfortable sexual ones. 
​- The Daily Campus 

​Other materials

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Initial costume sketches by Scott Moses
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Initial set sketch by Kate Palame.
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