2012
VOLPONE
By Ben Jonson
Directed by Jesse Berger
Meet Volpone, the rich old Magnifico, whose ingenious schemes and farcical scams dupe his wealthy friends into showering him with gold. This Jacobean juggler robs the rich to feed the richer. One of the greatest comedies ever written for the stage, Jonson’s merciless satire of greed delightfully skewers the hypocrisies of humanity with irreverent comic relish. A feast of extraordinary language and outrageous characters await you in this timeless and timely classic from the pen of Shakespeare’s greatest peer.
VOLPONE OR THE FOX ran for a limited engagement from November 25 - December 23, 2012 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
CAST
Volpone | Stephen Spinella
Mosca | Cameron Folmar
Voltore | Rocco Sisto
Corbaccio | Alvin Epstein
Corvino | Michael Mastro
Nano | Teale Sperling
Castrone | Sean Patrick Doyle
Androgyno | Alexander Sovronsky
Celia | Christina Pumariega
Bonario | Gregory Wooddell
Fine Madam Would-Be | Tovah Feldshuh
Avocatore | Raphael Nash Thompson
Servatori and Commandatori | Jen Eden, Pearl Rhein
CREATIVE
Playwright | Ben Jonson
Director | Jesse Berger
Composer | Scott Killian
Choreographer | Tracy Bersley
Set Designer | John Arnone
Costume Designer | Clint Ramos
Lighting Designer | Peter West
Casting Directors | Stuart Howard and Paul Hardt
Voice and Speech Consultant | Elizabeth Smith
Wig and Hair Design | Charles LaPointe
Dramaturg | Laura Brown
Production Stage Manager | Lori Amondson
"Marvelous!- Appealing new Volpone - Potent Pleasures- Critics Pick!"
- New York Times
"Triumphant - A robust, mirthful production. "
- Associated Press
"A host of accomplished actors—They're all fantastic."
- NYTheatre.com
"Deliciously silly! It is almost rare to find a show this well acted and presented as it is to find a production of a Johnson play amid the busy Holiday season, "Volpone" is worth your time."
- Backstage