A servant to two masters - Directing
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Our performance:
We finally had a chance to perform our performance to an audience. Despite not having practiced for a long time, I think it went surprisingly okay. We did miss certain key lines and parts such as, the closing and opening of doors on the train, the falling asleep on the train and saying "who am I?" In Emmas nightmare, however for a first draft I didn't think we did all that badly. After asking the audience what they thought about the piece they said that they enjoyed the piece however they didn't really get the storyline. I think this was the case because we missed out the falling asleep part. We also needed to work on cues a lot more because in lots of parts there were just awkward silences where we didn't know what to say. However I think the Frantic assembly part went well and the building of the plane in the second nightmare. A few of the audience members said that the plane nightmare was their favourite part. I thought actually performing to an audience was extremely different to just practising without an audience as a lot of our piece has audience involvement. By actually performing the piece we now have a better idea of what we need to improve/work on.
Initial reactions to the play:
I found the play really interesting to read as it wasn't predictable like lots of plays. When I first started reading it I had no idea that Beatrice and Florindo were 'innamorati' so it was interesting to see how their relationship developed as the play continued. I really didn't like Truffaldino as a character as I felt that there was no story behind wanting to mess with Beatrice and Florindo. I get that he was based off the Comedia Dell Arte stock character Arlecchino who is the servant who likes tricking people, but in this play I really didn't like his character, and didn't find him all that funny. However although I didn't like Truffaldino, I did quite like the story with him and Brighella and how that caused him to have to tell his masters the truth.
Analysis:
A Servent to two masters is the story of a man who decieves his masters into thinking that he is only serving one of them, he uses this power to meddle in their lives and cause trouble not only for them but for another couple as well. In the end he is found out, however it is unclear what exactly happens to him.
A servant to two masters is about deception and how it can effect the lives of others and your own.
The characters:
- Clarice
- Florindo
- Dr Lombardi
- Pantaloon
- Smeraldina
- Beatrice
- Brighella
- Silvio
- Truffaldino
The locations:
- Pantaloons house
- Brighellas Inn
- Outside Brighellas inn
Genre & Style:
Done in the style of Comedia Dell Arte, although slightly adapted as Comedia Dell Arte never has a s script. This changed the way Comedia Dell Arte was looked at (killed it)
My interpretation:
For me a servant to two masters is about honesty and how if you aren't honest it can not only effect others lives but also your own. I think it was written in order to provoke a reaction towards Truffaldino, and make people think more about their own lives.
Research:
Carlo Goldoni's life:
Carlo Goldoni was an Italian playwright who grew up in Venice. He claims that it was his grandfather who introduced him to theatre. His father did not want him to have anything to do with theatre and therefore sent him to a very strict school in attempt to get him to do something else with his life. However he spent most of this time reading greek and latin comedies. He was later expelled from this school. For a while he became a lawyer, however after his father died he moved to Milan and then Verona where he devoted himself to writing plays. He was helped by the playwright Giuseppe Imer.
When was the play written?
1743
My interpretation:
For me a servant to two masters is about honesty and how if you aren't honest it can not only effect others lives but also your own. I think it was written in order to provoke a reaction towards Truffaldino, and make people think more about their own lives.
Research:
Carlo Goldoni's life:
Carlo Goldoni was an Italian playwright who grew up in Venice. He claims that it was his grandfather who introduced him to theatre. His father did not want him to have anything to do with theatre and therefore sent him to a very strict school in attempt to get him to do something else with his life. However he spent most of this time reading greek and latin comedies. He was later expelled from this school. For a while he became a lawyer, however after his father died he moved to Milan and then Verona where he devoted himself to writing plays. He was helped by the playwright Giuseppe Imer.
When was the play written?
1743
