A gender-bending, patriarchy-smashing, hilarious new take on the classic tale. Here, Robin Hood is (and has always been) Maid Marian in disguise, and leads a motley group of Merry Men (few of whom are actually men) against the greedy Prince John. As the poor get poorer and the rich get richer, who will stand for the vulnerable if not Robin? What is the cost of revealing your true self in a time of trouble? Modern concerns and romantic entanglements clash on the battlefield and on the ramparts of Nottingham Castle in this play about selfishness, selflessness, love deferred and the fight.
Always the fight. The fight must go on. The show runs July 26 to Aug.
4 at the Wyatt Pavilion Theater on the UC Davis Campus, Old Davis Road. Times are 7 p.m.
on Fridays and Saturdays, July 26, July 27, Aug. 2 and Aug. 3; and 2 p.
m. on Sundays, July 28 and Aug. 4.
Tickets for Friday and Saturday shows are $10 for students and seniors, $15 general. On Sunday matinees, audience members are invited to pay what they choose. Masks are required at Sunday performances.
Buy tickets at www.acmetheatre.net/marian .
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