Abigail Weiner [Sep 3 2002]

Alex introduced the odd Spanish accent for Spavento in this show. "Jes." Clark had introduced Spavento in Oratio's Education with no accent and didn't understand why he got a big laugh whenever he said "It is because I am Spanish!" He sure didn't sound Spanish.

Jay Cross [Sep 3 2002]

I recall that during casting, Alex Newman brought a large liquid bribe, and said something like "For the love of God, let me play Capitano Spavento". He did, and he was great. Uttering such lines as "My Dear, half of everything you've heard about Spanish men is true of Spavento. The other half is true only of Spavento".

The Dramatis Personae is from a Scenario marked 'The Hidden Joys of Marriage' - Pennsic II

This play was written by Katheryn Gandek-Tighe. It was the first show not written by Jeff Hatalsky or Flaminio Scala that we had done. Jeff was very romantic and not inspired to write something about women in faithless marriages to old men, but that's what ICOD seemed to be calling for.