ACADEMY THEATRE PRESENTS

The King Stag is a 1762 Italian play by Carlo Gozzi about love and conspiracy at the court of King Deramo. The treacherous prime minister, Tartaglia, uses magic to transform the King into a stag so he can usurp the throne and marry the King's betrothed, Angela. The play follows how the King's true love ultimately sees through the deception and restores him to his rightful place