Servant of Two Masters | Electric Company Theatre Company\Muckenthaler Cultural Center | Nov 1 - 18

The story concerns the terrible complications wrought by the servant Traffaldino when he gets himself jobs with two different people at the same time.

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Not all the complications are of his making; one of his 'masters' is in fact a lady in disguise, and the other master is her lover, but Truffaldino doesn't know this. This is only one of the comic elements in a plot that sparkles with invention. This adaptation brilliantly matches the spirit of the play. It was made for a production that starred Tommy Steele as Trufaldino, and is entirely in the modern idiom. Added to the text is a very helpful article on the historic background on the play, with full notes on characterization and suggestions for comic business.

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This ECT-centric adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters will follow a group of underfunded performers as they attempt to pull off this classic comedy with the limited resources they have. ECT will perform this on The Muck amphitheater stage, but not in the traditional sense - the audience will also sit on the stage, as the actors perform in the round.

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