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2009
Contact: Ginger Hobbs LeverDirector Marketing & Community Relations
The University of New Hampshire Manchester
400 Commercial Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Phone: (603) 641-4122
Fax: (603) 641-4192
E-Mail: ginger.lever@unh.edu
www.unhm.unh.edu
Comedy Improv; Italian Style at UNH Manchester
Manchester, NH– When UNH Professor David Kaye creates original works for the stage, audiences can bank on something new and innovative. Putting his signature spin on an old style, Kaye’s fearless new work collides classic Commedia del Arte with traditional comedy improvisation in his latest piece, “I C No Arrlechino.” On Thursday, April 2, 2009, students from UNH Department of Theatre and Dance will perform this piece at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The collaboration between Professor Kaye of UNH’s Department of Theatre and Dance and Susanne Paterson, Associate Professor of English at UNH Manchester has made it possible to bring the performance to the UNH Manchester campus.
The play opens with obligatory tomfoolery between the actors and audience, then jettisons into unscripted improvisation that serves to not only establish the essential conflict, but guarantee a distinct production unique to each audience. With plot twists, bawdy jokes and a bit of mistaken identity (read; gender bending) the story weaves a traditional Commedia tale that involves the wild attempts of the servants to save the young lover Isabella from a terrible fate.
The public is invited to attend the performance, sponsored by UNH Manchester’s English Department and the UNH Department of Theatre and Dance. "I C No Arrlechino," will be performed on April 2 at 7:00 PM at UNH Manchester, Third Floor Auditorium, 400 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH. Admission is $10 and tickets will be available at the door. For information, contact Nancy Pearson, UNH Department of Theatre and Dance, 603-862-2150 or email nancy.pearson@unh.edu.
UNH Manchester, UNH’s urban campus, offers liberal arts and applied majors in business, science, and technology, all with an urban focus. UNH Manchester is UNH. Learn more at unhm.unh.edu .
UNH Manchester, UNH's urban campus, offers liberal arts and applied majors in business, science, and technology, all with an urban focus. UNH Manchester is UNH. Learn more at www.unhm.unh.edu.
