An adaptation of Carlo Goldoni, the play follows a fan dropped by a young lady from a balcony into the village piazza. It breaks. Her lover secretly tries to replace it. The new fan sets out on a journey from shopkeeper to seamstress to innkeeper to shoemaker to Baron and Count. Along the way, it stirs up misconceptions and gossip, sets off meddling and intrigue, unleashes pent-up grudges and jealousy, jumbles up the class structure and leads to fist fights and fainting fits by men and women alike.
Keywords: Goldoni, Carlo Goldoni, comedy, classical, 18th century, commedia, mask
Year Printed: 2013
First Produced: First produced in 2011 at Odyssey Theatre, Ottawa, ON.
Written With: Adapted from a play by Carlo Goldoni
Running TIme: 100 minutes
Acts: 2
Male Cast: 8
Female Cast: 4