What the Butler Saw
February 2010
What the Butler Saw
Written by Joe Orton directed by Jeanette Burkhardt
Feb. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30
and Feb. 14 at 2:00pm
About the Play
In What the Butler Saw, British playwright Joe Orton combines elements of traditional farce, comedy of manners, revenge drama and Greek tragedy and wraps them up in a fireworks display of language aimed at alternately delighting and surprising his audience.
Set in the clinic of a fashionable London society psychiatrist, the play takes us on a “rake’s progress” that offers us a peephole glimpse into a world of power and appearance, sexuality and identity, sanity and madness. What the Butler Saw is as outrageous as it is entertaining, and its unrestrained depiction of a world gone mad displays Orton’s talent at its subversive best.
Premiering posthumously in 1969, the play remains as bold and provocative today and has become a contemporary classic – a cornerstone of twentieth century theater.
Purchase Tickets
| When | Feb. 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20 at 7:30 and Feb. 14 at 2:00pm |
| Pricing | $15 Adults, $12 Seniors and Students |
| Tickets | PURCHASE TICKETS online (click here) Tickets for this show are available online and at these locations: Collage of the Gorge, White Salmon, Waucoma Bookstore in Hood River, and Columbia Center for the Arts. |
| Location | Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River |