Desperate situations sometimes call for desperate measures and ’tis the case in Ken Ludwig’s comedic play Leading Ladies, which twists through the stage of Davidson College’s Duke Performance Hall this week. In the play, all is well for two actors traveling across the U.S. to perform hits by William Shakespeare; that is, until they hit a major bump in the road and their moola runs dry. Putting all morals aside, they resort to posing as a wealthy woman’s long-lost nephews in the hopes of collecting a hefty inheritance. But, as we all know, nothing is that easy. The conniving fellows’ acting skills must be taken to new levels when they discover they’ll actually need to do some heavy-duty gender bending to pose as the woman’s long-lost nieces instead. Recommended for ages 12 years old and up. $6-$15. March 27, 8 p.m.; March 28, 2 p.m. Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall, 207 Faculty Drive. 704-894-2135. www.davidson.edu/tickets.
This article appears in Mar 23-29, 2010.
