The FIU Theatre 2013-2014 Mainstage Season opens this Friday with Cardenio, an overstuffed lasagna of a play that combines layers of mismatched lovers, sexual intrigue, and Italian songs with a long-lost Shakespearean drama, to create a contemporary high-spirited, gawky romantic comedy.
Join our characters as they fall in and out of love while dancing, singing, and celebrating over the largest Italian feast ever presented on a South Florida stage. Cardenio is written by Stephen Greenblatt and Charles Mee, and directed by Michael Yawney. There will be a complimentary opening night reception 7pm in the Rotunda of the Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, with the performance beginning at 8pm.
Susanna gets sized up and measured.
[In photo left to right: Juanita Castro-Ochoa as Luisa (the Groom’s mother), Chachi Colon as Susanna (the Groom’s college friend), and Daniel Leonard as Rudi (the carpenter)]
CARDENIO
by Stephen Greenblatt and Charles Mee, directed by Michael Yawney
When: September 27 – October 6, 2013 | Wednesday- Saturday 8PM, Sunday 2PM
Location: Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre | 10910 SW 17th St., Miami, FL 33199
Tickets: $10 Students, $12 Seniors & Faculty/Staff (with ID), $15 General Admission. Available at http://wpac.fiu.edu or 305-348-0496.
Join us for these Special Events:
– Opening Night Reception: Friday, September 27 – Pre & post-show refreshments beginning at 7PM.
– Theatre of the Mind: Sunday, September 29 – A 45-minute post show panel discussion of the ideas and topics of the play.
– Inside Scoop: Wednesday, October 2 – A 30-minute behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show led by select members of the cast and production teams.
The show features Scenic Design by Florencia Ancewicz (BFA, Design), Costume Design by Ileana Mateo (BFA, Design), Lighting Design by Liza Perez (BFA, Design), and Sound Design & Original Music by Paul Steinsland (BA). (BFA, Design = Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Theatre Design and Technology. BA = Bachelor’s of Arts in Theatre).
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