i Sebastiani - Images - Performance 107

 

The Perfect Plan

 
Date September 27th, 2003
Place Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Director Catherine Crow
Scenario Author Catherine Crow
Pedrolino [Aaron Santos] and Isabella [Pamela Dritt] look on as impovershed poet Orazio [Dylan Whitney] unsuccessfully tries to convince Pantalone [Mike Bergman] that he is worthy to marry Pantalone's daughter.
Pedrolino supports Isaballa, who supports Orazio in his furhter effort to convince Pantalone of his worth as a suitor.
Capitano Spavento [Jonathan Samson] has charged into Ravenna, only to discover the opposing army has already fled.
Olivetta [Rachel Flaherty] listens to Isabella's lament about love and money.
Capitano Spavento and Brighella [Jay Cross] listen to the two women complain about having too much money.
Capitano Spavento attempts to woo Isabella, while Olivetta is drawn to Brighella [not seen here].
Brighella convincing Olivetta that she can be very desirable.
Pedrolino pleads with Orazio to just follow the plan.
After picking Orazio's pocket, Brighella accuses him of trying to hurt him with his carelessness, and Sapvento threatens Orazio.
Brighella and Spavento congradulate themselves on stealing a good plan, and making it work.
Pedrolino is proud of the love poem that Orazio will use to convince Pantalone of his merit.
Brighella and Spavento sneak up where they will overhear the new plan [about the poem].
Orazio has chosen to speak from his heart rather than use the poem.
Brighella is moved, and compliments Pedrolino on the worth of his poem, while Spavento reads it to Pantalone and Isabella [not seen here].
Orazio is non-plussed, but Brighella and Pedrolino are moved to tears by the poem, and Spavento's reading of it.
Spavento and Brighella listen as Isabella lays out the details of her plan.
Brighella is delighted that there will be some food in the deal.
Olivetta, pleased with Pedrolino's clever plan, and adept handling of adversity, prepares to do the French dismount.

 

 
These images taken [later ones in low light] by Andy Cross.