Stages of the Range presents ‘Private Lives’

By James Conger Two honeymoons, four newlyweds, and one very inconvenient coincidence. What could possibly go wrong? The Stages of the Range theater company is back in action this fall with a historic and exciting comedy of manners: Noel Coward’s “Private Lives.” Set in the late Jazz Era, “Private Lives,” directed by Mary Lou Conaway, explores the thin line between love and hate with situational comedy that is so audacious, it borders on the theater of the absurd. Newlyweds Sibyl (Cassie Liubakka) and Elyot Chase (James Conger) arrive at a quaint hotel in France. Worlds collide, however, when Elyot’s former wife Amanda (Chelsea Trucano) and her new husband Victor Prynne (Ethan Allen) honeymoon in the room next door. Elyot and Amanda’s unresolved relationship sets the stage for the drama and comedy that unfolds. The cast is rounded out with Tavia Melhus playing Louise, the French maid.

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