Staged Reading: The Emperor of the Moon, by Aphra Behn, directed by Erin Perry

A Staged Reading of the THE EMPEROR OF THE MOON, by Aphra Behn, adapted by Erin Perry and Vicki Siegel, and directed by Erin Perry.

One night only, Tuesday, May 26th, 2026, 8 p.m., La Val's Subterranean Theatre, in the basement of La Val's Pizza.

Actors Ensemble presents a staged reading of the fantastical Restoration comedy "The Emperor of the Moon", by pioneering female playwright Aphra Behn.  A moon-obsessed doctor, who imagines he sees through his telescope an empire of moon-men cavorting amidst the lunar landscape, ignores his daughters and their suitors, who must intervene in an imaginative and hilarious fashion to enable a happy ending!  Presented in a new adaptation by Erin Perry and Vicki Siegel, and directed by Erin Perry.

With:
Doctor: Bruce Kaplan
Scaramouch: Abe Karplus
Harlequin: Joshua Robert’s
Mopsophil: Virgie Poole
Charmante: Paul Bisesi
Cinthio: Jess Rodgers
Elaria: Sara Guillen
Bellemante: Juleanne Milan Antunez
Kepler/Stentor: Jean-Paul Zuhur
Stage Directions: David Boyll
Stage Management: Mary Tran
Graphics: Mia Perry
Producer: Jerome Solberg

The performance will be one night only, on the evening of Tuesday, May 26th at 8 p.m. Tickets at the door will be Pay-What-You-Will. Performances will be held at La Val’s Subterranean Theater, in the basement of LaVal's Pizza,1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709, just north of the U.C. Berkeley campus, within walking distance of downtown Berkeley BART.

Tickets are $15 advance, Pay-What-You-Will at the door (subject to availability)