Artistic director Brian Kulick directs the production, which runs to April 3.
According to CSC, Double Falsehood "is now believed to be an adaptation of the long-lost play Cardenio by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher that was rediscovered and adapted in the 18th century by Lewis Theobald. Long considered the 'holy grail' of the Shakespeare canon, CSC will be the first professional theatre company to present this work since it was first remounted some 250 years ago."
The CSC cast includes Clayton Apgar, Jon DeVries, Bryce Gill, Helen Hayes Award winner Philip Goodwin, Slate Holmgren, 2011 Helen Hayes Award nominee Mackenzie Meehan and Hayley Treider.
The play has prompted a spirited debate, according to CSC, having been called both "a piece of fraudulence" (Ron Rosenbaum, Slate Magazine) and "brilliant and unusual…the Bard’s style and influence seem irrefutable" (The Observer).
The Times of London recently wrote, "For the most part of three centuries Double Falsehood has been ridiculed as a hoax. That all changed when the Arden Shakespeare, one of the best regarded scholarly editions of Shakespeare's works, endorsed its credentials and made it available." The production features set and costume design by Oana Botez-Ban, lighting by Brian H. Scott and original music and sound design by Christian Frederickson.
Double Falsehood will play Tuesdays through Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM; and Sundays at 2 PM.
Tickets are $70 for weekday performances and $75 for weekends. For tickets and information, visit www.classicstage.org or call (866) 811-4111, or (212) 352-3101, or visit the CSC box office at 136 E. 13th Street, Monday through Friday noon-6 PM.
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The production is further complemented by panel discussions with noted scholars, including James Shapiro, David Kastan, Stephen Greenblatt and Brean Hammond. Visit classicstage.org for more information.