Are men or women more likely to be unfaithful? Who was the first cheater?

Pierre de Marivaux’s play “La Dispute” attempts to answer these questions with an elaborate experiment. A prince seeking to settle the issue orchestrates a sort of game. He arranges for two girls and two boys to be raised completely separate from society, so that when they are released at 18, their actions will stand as proof.

Meadows’ theatre department opens their version of this 250 year old play tonight, newly translated from its original French by Mace Perlman. The production of “La Dispute” features a mixture of undergraduate and graduate students. The Meadows Web site, describes the play as “a daring – and very funny – look at the places where desire leads us.”

Performances are at 8 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and at 2 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday matinees and take place at the Margo Jones Theatre inside Owens Art  Center.
 

Tickets are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students, faculty and staff. For more information, call 214-768-ARTS.