Cat Parker - Lovers of Verona

Lovers of Verona

Lovers of Verona, by Josh Blanchard, was produced by Texas Tech University, in 2002. The playwright won "Playwright of the Year" for 2002. Lovers of Verona is a new commedia dell'arte play, and you can learn more about the playwright and the play at his website.

Commedia dell'arte (comedy of artists), originated in streets and market places of the early Italian Renaissance. These Italian street performers, donning masks with exaggerated comic features to draw additional attention to themselves and complement their physical and acrobatic skills, eventually teamed up in troupes of actors often with a traveling stage. These troupes performed for and were accessible to all social classes. Language was no barrier, with their skillful mime, stereotyped stock characters, traditional masks, broad physical gestures, and clowning, they became widely accepted wherever they traveled.

Set Designer............................................... Zachery Elms Costume Designer....................................... Betsy Zumfelde Lighting Designer......................................... Nate Beckman Sound Designer........................................... Chris Leffel Stage Manager............................................ Katie Bean Production Coordinator................................. Elaine Bates CAST Pantalone.................................................... Patrick Donnelly Arlecchino................................................... Jonathan Morrow Columbina................................................... Angela Thompson Isabella....................................................... Tracy Stover Sylvio.......................................................... Paul Fillingham Florindo....................................................... Justin Castillo Angelica...................................................... Mandy Springer Brighella..................................................... Jonathan Horne Lelio........................................................... Kai Ferguson Gratiano...................................................... Patrick White Capt Matora................................................ Chad Greenough Rosaura...................................................... Robin Grimes ZANNI: Flavauna .................................................... Rose Fox Coralina...................................................... Tawny Mertes Truffaldino.. ................................................ Chris Paschall Pedrolino.................................................... Julius Kaiser