| The Underpants | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Steve Martin |
| Date premiered | April 4, 2002 |
| Place premiered | Classic Stage Company |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Die Hose by Carl Sternheim |
The Underpants is the most recent adaptation of the 1910 German farce Die Hose by the playwright Carl Sternheim. The adaptation was written by Steve Martin. It was produced at New York City's Off-Broadway theater Classic Stage Company from April 4, 2002 through April 28, 2002.[1] The play, a "farcical send-up of bourgeois snobbery and conformity"[2] was directed by Barry Edelstein and featured Cheryl Lynn Bowers and Byron Jennings as Louise and Theo Maske.