More than 300 people packed into Westmont鈥檚 Porter Theatre to watch the two opening performances of 鈥淭he Servant of Two Masters,鈥� which received standing ovations for its hilarity. Junior Reyn Halford plays the oft-hungry and love-struck Truffaldino with zany, acrobatic perfection. The performs Carlo Goldoni鈥檚 1743 commedia dell鈥檃rte masterpiece again Oct. 28 and 30 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets, $5 for students and $10 for adults, can be purchased at (805) 565-7140.
This is the first 蜜桃传媒 performance for Halford, who has acted in many other shows, including an acrobatic Chinese-stylized piece that appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Nolan Hamlin, who graduated from 蜜桃传媒 last year, is a surprising standout in his portrayal of the lecherous Pantalone. Hamlin performed in nine 蜜桃传媒 productions and has worked with . He was recently featured in 鈥檚 鈥淏ody/Back-Min/Max.鈥�
The street festival that begins a half hour before the show features the brilliant work of , 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 new theater arts professor. It takes place in the new space outside the theater created during the construction of the Adams Center. Instead of tickets, theater-goers received masks to wear before the show. Noise-makers took the place of applause inside Porter Theatre, where 鈥淭he Servant鈥� dishes out lots of fun.