Pseudolus
by Titus Maccius Plautus
Adapted by Thomas R. Gordon


A Comedic Investigation Of Love And Improvisation

A young Roman by the name of Calidorus has a problem. He is in love with Phœnicium, a girl who belongs to a Madame named Ballio, but a bargain has  been made to sell her to an old and ugly Macedonian soldier. Calidorus will do anything to stop this, so it falls to Pseudolus, the clever slave, to help her master save Phœnicium from  this Macedonian nightmare and win her freedom or she will lose her head. The stakes are high, and it is clear that Pseudolus does not entirely have a clear plan. Can Pseudolus improvise her way out of this awful mess and save the day for a happy ending? 

Images
Pseudolus poster art by: Marcel Janco
Pseudolus photos taken by: Peter Zeilinski