The Gazini Playersare proud to present
for your Edification and Enjoyment
Tales of great Joy, and of great Woe
as told by our magnificent Madama Narratori (Mina D’Aniello)
Will our lovers, Jal Fiorillo and Isabella Modini,
the most beauteous Inamorati in all of Litonya, find True Love?
Despite the wickedness of those rapacious old men
Il Dottore (Aldo di Castelli) and his infamous
partner in plots Pantalone (Ciro Lupini)?
Will the vain Il Capitano (Dario Gazini) achieve his foolish aims,
or will he be fooled himself by those most wily of Zanni,
the servants:
capricious Harlequin (Uberto Gazini himself!!)
nefarious Scapino (Roberto Anonza)
and plain-spoken Smeraldina (Lisette de Chansons)
as they aid and abet our lovers?
Enjoy the tumbles and tricks of hilarious lazzi
Watch brilliant burle, those scenes you know and love
In both canovaccio (one act) and scenario (three act) plots
and featuring the famous concetti, the renowned speeches,
Spoken by our own Master of Rhetoric, Aldo di Castelli
Addendum: The role of Il Dottore will be performed by
Vincenzo Maritsa, late of the Archiari Players.
Also, we are proud to announce the addition of a
Pierrot (Luka Parma)
Uberto Gazini would like to express his sincere thanks
for your generous patronage that will allow us
to continue our performances. He also wishes to thank
his beautiful wife, Cristina, for her undying support.
Prologue