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Write Act Repertory begins its Mainstage 2008 Series
with A Company of Wayward Saints
This scripted Commedia dell'arte production, performed in masks, mocks hierarchical society and parodies different social stereotypes.
Write Act Repertory and Producing and Associate Artistic Directors John Lant and Joe McClean proudly announce their production of A Company of Wayward Saints as the first show of its Mainstage 2008 Series.
This innovative production weaves Commedia dell'arte to exaggerations beyond naturalistic theatrical convention. This comedy is irreverent, crude and often slapstick, mirroring commedia’s exaggerated nature. This play’s deft mixture of physicality and humour will provide any audience member ...Read More
Write Act Repertory begins its Mainstage 2008 Series
with A Company of Wayward Saints
This scripted Commedia dell'arte production, performed in masks, mocks hierarchical society and parodies different social stereotypes.
Write Act Repertory and Producing and Associate Artistic Directors John Lant and Joe McClean proudly announce their production of A Company of Wayward Saints as the first show of its Mainstage 2008 Series.
This innovative production weaves Commedia dell'arte to exaggerations beyond naturalistic theatrical convention. This comedy is irreverent, crude and often slapstick, mirroring commedia’s exaggerated nature. This play’s deft mixture of physicality and humour will provide any audience member with a fast-paced and richly enjoyable theatrical experience.
George Herman's A Company of Wayward Saints follows a troupe of amateur dramatists who attempt to put on ‘The History of Man’ in a last ditch attempt to buy their way back home by gaining the patronage of a wealthy Duke. But to a group of actors far too selfish, self-important and self-indulgent to work together this proves to be a challenge they may never overcome. In the first act they parody various events in the history of man, from Adam and Eve to the assassination of Caesar, before falling out, falling apart, and coming back together to focus on the more insightful aspects of human life as they explore 'The History of A Man.'
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