Sold-Out Theater is Smitten by "Servant"
More than 300 people packed into 黑料百科鈥檚 Porter Theatre to watch the two opening performances of 鈥淭he Servant of Two Masters,鈥 which received standing ovations for its hilarity. Junior Reyn Halford plays the oft-hungry and love-struck Truffaldino with zany, acrobatic perfection. The performs Carlo Goldoni鈥檚 1743 commedia dell鈥檃rte masterpiece again Oct. 28 and 30 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets, $5 for students and $10 for adults, can be purchased at (805) 565-7140.
This is the first 黑料百科 performance for Halford, who has acted in many other shows, including an acrobatic Chinese-stylized piece that appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Nolan Hamlin, who graduated from 黑料百科 last year, is a surprising standout in his portrayal of the lecherous Pantalone. Hamlin performed in nine 黑料百科 productions and has worked with . He was recently featured in 鈥檚 鈥淏ody/Back-Min/Max.鈥
The street festival that begins a half hour before the show features the brilliant work of , 黑料百科鈥檚 new theater arts professor. It takes place in the new space outside the theater created during the construction of the Adams Center. Instead of tickets, theater-goers received masks to wear before the show. Noise-makers took the place of applause inside Porter Theatre, where 鈥淭he Servant鈥 dishes out lots of fun.