Sunday, May 17 @ 3:00 pm
Swordplay
Commedia dell'arte Swashbuckler
by Lope de Vega
Adaptation by Jerry Bloom
by Lope de Vega
Adaptation by Jerry Bloom
We present this encore presentation of "Swordplay" in honor of Jerry, as a celebration of his life and talent. We're grateful that he shared some of it with us.
"Swordplay" was adapted by ensemble member Jerry Bloom from several short plays written by Lope De Vega, who was a contemporary of Cervantes, and is said to have published 1500 pieces in his lifetime!
This is classic Spanish drama: love vs honor. The characters are all standards of Commedia dell'arte: the lovers, the comic servant, the amorous maid, the braggart captain, the dishonest servant and the old fool.
The plot is tried and true: love, jealousy, deception, dishonor, murder, revenge, and of course - a happy ending!
Coordinated by Barbara Eulenberg