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RIDICULOUS FRAUD
by Beth Henley
directed by Sharon Ott
October 13 - November 19, 2006
Segerstrom Stage

The author of “Crimes of the Heart” is back in the Old South with a story of three brothers bonded by love and jealousy in this affectionately absurd comedy about the “nature” of human nature.  The patriarch of the Clay family is in jail for an unspecified white-collar crime, which is distressing to the entire family, especially for his grown sons, Andrew, Kap and Lafcad. Such behavior doesn’t suit the reputation of a once-aristocratic family like the Clays of New Orleans, especially when Lafcad has backed out of his wedding and someone is going to have to pay off the jilted bride’s parents. Beth Henley’s Ridiculous Fraud runs on South Coast Repertory’s Segerstrom Stage from October 20 through November 19, 2006 (low priced previews October 13 – October 19).

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Actors l-r: Andrew (Matt McGrath) samples a questionable snack as Lafcad (Ian Fraser), Georgia (Eliza Pryor) and Kap (Matt Letscher) watch with delight in Ridiculous Fraud at South Coast Repertory through November 19.  Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.   Actors l-r: Brothers Lafcad (Ian Fraser), Kap (Matt Letscher) and Andrew (Matt McGrath) have a slight disagreement in Ridiculous Fraud at South Coast Repertory through November 19.  Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.
    
Ed (Paul Vincent O’Connor, center) shares his excitement after his first duck hunt with his wife Maude (Nike Doukas, left), as Lafcad (Ian Fraser) looks on in Ridiculous Fraud at South Coast Repertory through November 19.  Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.   Actors l-r: Andrew (Matt McGrath) and Kap (Matt Letscher) comfort their younger brother Lafcad (Ian Fraser) in Ridiculous Fraud at South Coast Repertory through November 19.  Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.
    
Kap (Matt Letscher, seated left) and Willow (Betsy Brandt, right) enjoy a laugh as the more serious Andrew (Matt McGrath, standing) brings the drinks in Ridiculous Fraud at South Coast Repertory through November 19.  Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.   Actors l-r: Kap (Matt Letscher) reveals his duck hunting secrets to Maude (Nike Doukas) in Ridiculous Fraud at South Coast Repertory through November 19.  Photo by Henry DiRocco/SCR.