Introduction
The Captain is one of the most charismatic characters of the Commedia dell’Arte Theatre.
Descending from the Miles Gloriosus by Plauto, the Captain is a blusterer who pretends posing as a mercenary knight, flaunting his adventures, deeds and sentimental conquests.
In reality he’s a loser, a coward, and his arrogant pomposity astonish and amaze the audience.
In the area of the new creative process of Commedia dell'Arte, the company is developing in its latest productions the features of these three Captains, who lives in the XVIII Century and introduce themselves to the audience to tell their feats.
One Captain, who represents the great Portuguese sailors and discoverers, engages for a shipping a German captain, who has problems of dual personality, and a Spanish captain, singer and womanizer.
The three men go aboard a ship that sinks in the sea and through a mysterious time travel they are carried to our present time, at the Terreiro do Paco, port in the historical center of Lisbon during an event on 1st of May.
At their arrival, they are mistaken for the rescuer of the country, a new troika to defend Portugal.
In the tradition of Commedia dell'Arte, the actors represent the stage, the space of Renaissance streets, using mime, live music, dance, fencing and, above all, the mask.
They are the May Captains, who arrive a week late on 25th of April.
Filipe Crawford
Artístic schedule
Author – Creazione collettiva con dramaturgia di Filipe Crawford
Stage management and scenography – Filipe Crawford
Assistant director – Ana Pérez
Promotion – Carlos Pereira, Fernando Cunha y Pedro Luzindro
Music – Creazione collettiva diretta da Pedro Luzindro
Costume – FC Produções Teatrais
Fencing teacher – Carlos Pereira
Masks – Nuno Pino Custodio
Photographs – Sofia Ferreira
Vídeo – Francisco Veloso y Paula Lameiras
Executive producer – Sandra Simões
Technical manager – Sergio Melo
Credit line – Reis Orlando
Duration – 70 minutes – one-act play
Performance for adults and young from 12 years
Contact
Teatro Casa da Comédia
R. São Francisco de Borja, 22
1200-843 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
Tel.: 21 395 94 17/8
Telem.: 96 982 65 35
Email: info@filipecrawford.com
Webpage: www.filipecrawford.com
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