The Rover
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
October 2023
Scenic Design - Connor Gallerani ~ Asst. Seo Yun
Lighting Design - Bryce Harnick
Sound Design - Katie Reif
Costume Design - Jade Lo
Dramaturg - Maia Kahn
Production Stage Manager - Lucy Bonin
Assistant Stage Manager - Maddie Boland
Scenic Charge - Sophie Jacobs
By Aphra Behn ~ Directed by Andy Arden Reese
The Rover or The Banish'd Cavaliers is a play in two parts that is written by the English author Aphra Behn. It is a revision of Thomas Killigrew's play Thomaso, or The Wanderer (1664), and features multiple plot lines, dealing with the amorous adventures of a group of Englishmen and women in Naples at Carnival time. According to Restoration poet John Dryden, it "lacks the manly vitality of Killigrew's play, but shows greater refinement of expression." The play stood for three centuries as "Behn's most popular and most respected play.
Set in modern day Cape Cod with heavy themes of local vs. tourist culture, American patriotism, and the world of sport, the play takes the audience on a journey through the intricacies of life, love, and living viewed through the lens of female domination in the social world.