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The Canterbury Tales Or…Geoffrey Chaucer’s Flying Circus

The Canterbury Tales Or… Geoffrey Chaucer’s Flying Circus

Written by Burton Baumgarner

Direction by Russel Stich

November 3 - November 6, 2022, Senney Theater

Student Matinee: Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday performance at 3:00 p.m.

See The Canterbury Tales told with a Monty Python flair! Many believe that Chaucer’s literary masterpiece revolutionized English literature. You’ll meet many of the pilgrims who tell his tales, including the Wife of Bath who has cleaned up her act for this adaptation and is now selling self-help DVDs. The parson, the pardoner, and friar join in for the fun as well telling their tales. The Miller makes an appearance too, though nobody wants to hear anything he has to say! This production takes challenging literature and tosses in a good helping of humor to create a silly yet educational comedy. Directed by Beck Center’s own Russ Stich.

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Production photo by Andy Dudik