CF’s Theatre Department presents “Intimate Apparel,” Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 15-18, starting at 7:30 p.m. online.

This play by Lynn Nottage is directed by Dr. Kathleen Downs, CF associate professor of Theatre, and presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. in New York. Set in 1905, the play is a deeply moving portrait of Esther, an African-American seamstress who creates exquisite lingerie for women of the boudoir and the brothel, alike. Painfully lonely, Esther falls in love with a handsome Barbadian who woos her through a series of romantic letters, while her friendship with a shy Jewish fabric merchant grows in unexpected ways. Filled with desire, passion and betrayal, “Intimate Apparel” has become one of the country’s most celebrated and beloved plays.

The play is free and tickets can be reserved at the CF virtual Box Office at showtix4u/events/TheatreCF.