You may have noticed quite a few seductive signs posted around campus depicting cleavage, Doug Watts, and Kelly McCutcheon. So what’s it all about?Scheming couples, groping, spinsters, drunkards, Little Bo Peep, sex, a dancing judge, mistaken identity, incest, lace, silk, revenge, jealousy, greed, masturbation, forgiveness, sluts, Haagen Dazs, condoms and power. What more could you want from theater?

This year the Guilford College Theater Studies Department has put on a real show. Lee Soroko and his troupe of actors and artists present a refreshing production of Beaumarchais’ Marriage Of Figaro.

The casting could not have been better. Doug Watts puts on a hilarious performance as Figaro, exposing a real comic energy. Ed Ferrer, who plays Count Almaviva, bubbles with cunning glee. Cherubin, played by Jessica Tillyer, is flat out shocking. Both Vera Brown and Kelly McCutcheon put on unrestrained performances portraying sensual and conspiring women who prove that “Frailty is not thy name.” Gabe Fertman cleverly plays the despicable character Bazile.

The production includes actors jumping out of windows, or climbing through the audience, a shepherdess dancing like Janet Jackson, spitting at the mention of Bazile (the audience must be careful where they sit or be spit on), sexually desperate men, and Jack Hilley with a pout to die for.

Clearly much time has been spent preparing for this scandalous play. April Soroko created a stage design that gives a circular feel, making the whole performance very intimate. Intricate timepiece costumes are topped off with elaborate wigs that achieve a truly 18th-century ambiance.

The contrast of a few modern hints adds a little spice and a lot of comedy. The music, an uncommon mixture of classical, rap, Billy Idol’s “White Wedding,” and the Darth Vader theme are distinctively entertaining. Haagen Dazs, and a rapping judge are touches that make the show great.

I don’t want to ruin the show for anybody, and I encourage anyone who hasn’t, to go and see Marriage Of Figaro tonight (Friday) or Saturday night. Go and see for yourself what sets humans apart from the beasts: “Drinking when you’re not thirsty, making love anytime!”