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Upcoming Shows
 A Servant of Two Masters
by
Carlo Goldoni Directed by Jeremy MacKenzie and Alicia Meeks November 6-16, 2013 7:30 evenings, 2 pm Matiness Saturday Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre Tickets $20 Call Our Box Office for Tickets 403-808-3818
Synopsis: A party is underway in the Venetian house of Pantalone, to celebrate the engagement of Clarice, daughter of Pantalone,
to Silvio, son of Doctor Lombardi. As the wedding agreement is being signed, the servant Truffaldino enters to announce the
arrival of his master, Federigo Rasponi of Turin. This news comes as a surprise to all, since Federigo is believed to have
been killed in a duel with Florindo, his sister Beatrice's lover. The confusion continues with Truffaldino being approached
by Florindo who, having recently escaped from Turin after killing Federigo, is seeking a servant himself. Truffaldino accepts
Florindo's offer, determining that if he is clever he can serve two masters and easily double his income. The hapless servant
does not know that he has stumbled into a crazy comedy of errors that will see women in drag, boiled meat, love conquering
all, and the dead rising by the end of his work week.This play is the original on which
the current Broadway and West End hit "A Man with two Guvnors" is based. We are using a modern and up-to-date translation
of this very funny farcical comedy set in Venice in the 1740s.
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