Fisher Theater to feature ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’

"Les Liaisons Dangereuses" opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fisher Theater. Tickets are available on TicketMaster or through the Iowa State Center Ticket Office at $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $11 for students.

Courtesy of Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Fisher Theater. Tickets are available on TicketMaster or through the Iowa State Center Ticket Office at $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $11 for students.

Megan Gilbert

Set in France before the revolution, “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” is a play about aristocrats and their sexual manners and manipulation.

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses”  will open at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Fisher Theater.

Additional performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, March 4 and 5, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 6.

Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $11 for students. These tickets are available through the Iowa State Center Ticket Office or through any TicketMaster.

“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” tells the story of La Marquise de Merteuil and Le Vicomte de Valmont, who are rich and intelligent, decide to turn seduction into a game.

Adapted from an 18th-century novel by Choderlos de Laclos, the play combines themes of betrayal, manipulation and love.

The play is intended for mature audiences and includes adult situations.

For more information, visit www.theatre.iastate.edu.