Cardenio

By Charles Mee and Stephen Greenblatt
Directed by Les Waters
Anselmo – Oscar Isaac
Will – Steven Kunken
Camila – Jessica Hecht
Doris – Veanne Cox
Sally – Carries Preston
Edmund – David Costabile
Luisa – Marian Seldes
Aflred – Larry Bryggman
Simonetta – Emily Swallow
Melchiore – Jeremy Shamos
Susana – Patrice Johnson
Rudi – Jason Antoon
From the website of the American Repertory Theater:
Co-written by leading American playwright Charles Mee and renowned Renaissance scholar Stephen Greenblatt, Cardenio is a romantic romp that has audiences roaring with laughter.
When newlyweds, old friends, actors, a bitter older sister, an Italian cook, and a cross-dressed Albanian carpenter celebrate a wedding together in an Umbrian farmhouse, everything goes delightfully awry. Co-written by leading American playwright Charles Mee and renowned Renaissance scholar Stephen Greenblatt, Cardenio is a romantic romp that has audiences roaring with laughter. A thoroughly modern comedy about love, marriage, family, and friendship filled with singing, dancing, and countless winks at the Bard, this hilarious farce is the perfect way to welcome in spring.
Read more about the production at the A.R.T. site, including synopses of the source texts, interviews with the authors, and reviews.










