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PLAY: ‘Schemes’ break the silence
Above: JakeDannen, left,playsSylvestrowho is the servant to the Argantinifamily.He is in charge o f taking care o f
the children. Derek NcNeuf-center, plays Ottaviowho is the son o f Argantini: Jayme S. Hall, right, plays Scapino who
is the main character and a trickster. Below: Ottavio eloped with the beautiful Giacinta who is played by Kiah Hart.
They share a romantic kiss on stage.
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The acting and casting was
phenomenal. Props to the direc
tor, James Eikrem! He did a
stellar job making the physi
cal, complex tale look smooth
and trouble-free. There is n o n
stop actionand Eikrem pulled
the audience into it. The actors
looked likethey were having a
blast and it almost felt necessary
to have at least as much fun as
they were having.
The silent movie era is when
this play was originally writ
ten and it is quite obvious in
the talented- use of silent acting
and comedy similar to Laurel
and Hardy. At first, the acting
seemed a.bit over die top,.but as,
the production went on, it all fit
together like puzzle -pieces.
" Each o f the actors had their
own little quirk that made their
character their own. Some went
unnoticed and others were bla-
, tantly o b v i o u s . '
Jayme Hall, who played
Scapino; added so m uch to
the production. He was wildly
energetic with his schemes and
cons, charm and charisma. Hall
is a bundle o f energy and comic
ingenuity, but doesn’t overpow
er the show. Instead he makes
it explode and burst like fire
works. His facial expressions,
use o f alternating characters and
ability to act a whole scene by
himself, while pretending to be
multiple different characters,
really showed Hall’s experience
and theoretical genius. ,
Sam Levi, who played
Arganthji, f‘a ilief toj pm vroT
added brilliant little, touches
to his character: He definitely
played u p his. cane- and over
used it in any way possible.
Whether sitting o r standing, he
slumped over his cane like a
sack o f rice. However, when he
got wound up, he was all over
tiie place. It seemed a bit over
done, but for his character it
worked quite well. '*s1
There is no small actor.
However, the m inor actors
added comedy in their cameos
or off stage sounds and remarks'.
Nicholas Hadley as. Giulietta,
lured people up to the whore
house,producing fits o f giggles
. from the audience. Clayton Hiatt
played a few different charac-
. ters and. the audience found him
quite humorous.
Clackam as
Com m unity
College Theatre Arts Department
is presenting a fun-filled eve
ning o f comic theater that should
not be missed. The Schemes o f
Scapino runs through June 2 in
the Niemeyer Building in the
Osterman theater.
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