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A.R.T.'s Cardenio, with Kelley, Solis, Baskin, Wilson, Rideout and LeBow, Begins May 10
By Andrew Gans
10 May 2008
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Stephen Greenblatt and Charles L. Mee
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| photo by Katalin Mitchell | American Repertory Theatre in association with The Joseph Papp Public Theater presents the world premiere of Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt and playwright Charles L. Mee's Cardenio beginning May 10 at the Loeb Drama Center.
Performances at the Cambridge, MA, venue will continue through June 8. Les Waters directs.
The Cardenio cast features Remo Airaldi as Rudi, Thomas Derrah as Melchiore, Will LeBow as Alfred, Karen MacDonald as Luisa, Nathan Keepers as Edmund, Mickey Solis as Anselmo, Rebecca Luttio as Simonetta, Maria Elena Ramirez as Doris, Leenya Rideout as Susanna, Sarah Baskin as Camila, Thomas Kelley as Will and Elizabeth Wilson as Sally.
"For their wedding," Cardenio press notes state, "Anselmo and Camila retreat with their closest friends to a villa in Umbria. Between the ceremony and the celebration, Anselmo begs Will, his best man, to flirt with his new wife to test her faithfulness. While Will struggles between appeasing his friend and probing his feelings for Camila, Anselmo's parents, both aging actors, crash the party. They bring with them two surprises – a lost play by Shakespeare and Anselmo's ravishing former classmate, Susana, to star in the play."
Using Shakespeare's comedies as inspiration, Cardenio updates several classic conventions: the traditional criss-crossing of suspicious lovers and a cunning Iago-like meddler.
The production features set design by Annie Smart, costume design by Christal Weatherly, lighting design by James Ingalls, sound design by David Remedios and movement by Doug Elkins.
Tickets, priced $15-$79, are available by calling (617) 547-8300 or by visiting www.amrep.org.
The American Repertory Theatre is located at the Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square at 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA.
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Cardenio cast members Mickey Solis, Elizabeth Wilson, Sarah Baskin and Nathan Keepers.
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| photo by Burt Sun |
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