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Written by Mike Field, based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes.

Directed by Timothy Shaw

Stage Manager: Liz Armour;

Fight Choreography: Geoff Thompson

Musicians: Bill and Cathy Palmer

Considered one of the greatest works of fiction ever published, Don Quixote was originally published in two volumes, a decade apart. Book I appeared in 1605, and Book II in 1615. An immediate success, the volumes go from very medieval in feel to that of a modern novel. Its cultural significance is felt in all of the art forms to this day– dance, music, theatre and art.

This adaptation written expecially for the Renaissance Festival by Baltimore playwright Mike Field, focuses on Book I, and the story of the four lovers – a tale of jealousy, trickery, dispair and finally happy resolution.

Directed by veteran festival director Timothy Shaw, and featuring familiar faces from the Festival’s company of actors including Fred Nelson (King Henry VIII), Brian H. Reynolds (formerly Mayor Wetherby), Casey Severn and Geoff Thompson of Fight School, and Joy & Glenn Evans the husband and wife acting team who have performed a wide variety of roles, and last year were Nurse and Lord Capulet in Mr. Shaw’s production of Romeo and Juliet.

We invite you to join the madcap adventures of a Spanish knight, his trusty but unlearned squire, and the memorable cast of characters he encounters in his quest for honor, love, fame and glory.

Cast List (in order of appearance)

Antonia – niece and housekeeper to Don Quixote . . . Amy Davis

Don Quixote – a minor nobleman of La Mancha . . . Fred Nelson

Sancho Panza – A rustic peasant from La Mancha . . . Brian H. Reynolds

Alfonso – a wealthy merchant, father to Lucinda . . . John Sadowsky

Fernando – son of the Duke . . . David Joria

Cardenio – a minor nobleman’s son, and one-time companion to Fernando . . . Graham Pilato

Lucinda – the daughter of Alfonso, beloved by Cardenio . . . Jessica Talson

Curate Pedro Perez – friend to Don Quixote and the town priest . . . Brian Douglas

Nicholas – friend to Don Quixote and the town barber . . . Casey Severn

Dorothea – the daughter of a wealthy farmer . . . Lisa Robinson

Gertie Gizzard – wife to the innkeeper . . . Joy Evans

Griswald Gizzard – the innkeeper . . . Glenn Evans

Priest – cleric in the town where Lucinda lives . . . Geoff Thompson

Servant – servant to Don Fernando . . . Michael Burgtorf


PERFORMED AT 12NOON AT THE GLOBE THEATRE.
RUNNING TIME: 75 MINUTES.

Pulled From: http://www.rennfest.com/entertainment/stage-acts-shows-and-events