A Red Orchid Theatre presents Machiavelli's The Mandrake
A Red Orchid Theatre closes its 2010-2011 Season with Machiavelli's The Mandrake, translated by Peter Constantine and directed by Steve Scott. The production will run April 8 - May 24, 2011 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells.
Callimaco loves Lucrezia, Lucrezia is married to Nicia, Nicia wants a baby... enter Ligurio and add a corrupt priest, the doting mother and the root of the mandrake to make for an extraordinarily complicated and hilarious plan. With everyone behaving so badly, can anyone possibly win?
"Our General Manager Cristophre Kayser has a PHD in Political Theory, and when he first brought us Peter Constantine's brilliant translation of Machiavelli's The Mandrake, we were both delighted and surprised to find ourselves rolling with laughter and cringing with disgust as the play unfolded," says Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald. "The ways in which individuals - including myself - justify bad behavior has always amazed me, and the politics in this play are fascinating, horrifying, and, ultimately, hilarious.
Machiavelli's The Mandrake features A Red Orchid Ensemble Members Lance Baker (Ligurgio), Steve Haggard (Callimaco) and Doug Vickers (Messer Nichia), with David Chrzanowski (Friar Timoteo), Brian Kavanaugh (Siro), Cheyenne Pinson (Lucrezia) and Lucinda Johnston (Sostrata).
The creative team includes Grant Sabin (Set Designer), Jeremy W Floyd (Costume Designer), Michael Stanfill (Lighting Designer), Joe Fosco (Sound Designer), Doug Kupferman (Properties Designer). The Stage Manager is Stephanie Heller. Kelli Marino is Dramaturg, and Machiavelli and Political Theory Consultant is Cristophre Kayser.
For more information, visit www.aredorchidtheatre.org