The Great Lover at Los Angeles Theatre Center

The notorious Duke de Richlieu wagers that he can seduce the first girl he sees. He’s thwarted by the Marquise de Prie, but Gabrielle (the girl) is placed in a terrible predicament with her fiancé.

Ben Guillory directs a cast that includes (subject to availability) Tiffany Coty, JC Cadena, Dane Gbrayes, Nic Few, Jessica Obilon, Kermit Burns, Stan Sellers, Jason Mimms, and Joshua Bruce,

Producing Artistic Director: Ben Guillory. Associate producer: JC Cadena. Stage manager: Crystal Nix.

Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) is the playwright. The son of a general, he was of mixed French and African heritage. He was one of France’s most successful playwrights before achieving greater fame with novels including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.

The Great Lover debuted to great success in Paris in 1839.

Authors

• Fanny Hatton
• Frederic Hatton
• Leo Ditrichstein