Journal article
Scapin
Restoration and 18th century theatre research, Vol.24(1)
01 Jul 2009
Abstract
Sapin by Molière Directed by Aaron Cromie Lantern Theater Company Philadelphia, PA December 3, 2009 - January 3, 2010 extended to January 10, 2010 I have rarely found a Molière play to be a laughing matter - a well-educated titter perhaps, a smiling acknowledgement of my (ahem) deep understanding of the period and its mores - but uninhibited laughter, Oui mais, noni Admittedly, I understood that the plays were known to have made the French laugh (but they find Jerry Lewis funny) and that Molieres contemporaries were astounded by his "ability to extract visual comedy from the situations he engineers on stage" (MacLean xi). [...]this version renovates one of the plot bits of the original when Scapin convinces Sylvestre, Scapin's comrade-in-arms and servant of one of the two young lovers, Octavo, to act to frighten Octavo's father, Argante, by working on Sylvestres admiration for tough movie characters including DeNiro in Taxi Driver. [...]Lloyd's Scapin looms like King Kong over the set (in case we missed that, there is a King Kong moment in the play). Since the authence relates to the action, perhaps a bit uneasily, through Scapin in this production, Lloyd always faces and speaks to the authence directly while the other characters speak only to him.
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Details
- Title
- Scapin
- Creators
- Doreen Saar
- Publication Details
- Restoration and 18th century theatre research, Vol.24(1)
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- English and Philosophy
- Identifiers
- 991021864215604721