Scapino!

Customer Reviews

"Scapino is a comedic tour d'force! Get in the boat and hang on for the ride!"

Review by William Myatt, Pleasant Valley HS, Bettendorf, Iowa

"Excellent -- a crowd pleaser. The material was both challenging and understandable for high school kids. We had a blast and ended up with a very tight production."

Review by Shon Denby, DeKalb School of the Arts, Atlanta, GA

"Excellent play for high schools. It allows for lots of creativity on part of director and cast. It is fast moving and funny."

Review by Stan Strickler, Stark County High School, Toulon, IL

"Scapino! was great. We'd seen it as a one-act and liked the show even more as a full-length. It's best with the production book which helped my students understand the need to be extremely physical."

Review by Colleen Mannion, Goffstown Area High School, Goffstown, N.H.

"I love this script! I have directed it twice in the past several years, and audiences have always loved it and picked it as one of their favorites."

Review by Delisa Bice, Grace Community School, Tyler, Texas

"Scapino! was my first production at Middleton High School in 1980-81. The photo from that production in 16 X 20 is a highlight on a wall in my classroom. What show to kick off my 25th year with MHS Drama? Of course, Scapino! It was definitely the right choice. It was a lovely fall. Enthusiasm! Excitement! Ovations! Every actor had a ball creating his/her character as you will see in the photos. The script ... invites physicalization and inspires passionate performance. We enjoyed our best house ever because students came in droves to laugh at the antics of Scapino, Sylvestro, Carlos and the rest. At state (competition) in a talk back, one hundred (official count) or more crammed into a classroom for thirty to rave about the Thursday night show at state and to ask how we did things and where they could find the script. The talk back crowd wanted repeats of O Sole Mio (we had a TRUE Italian singing waiter ... foreign exchange student), of Sylvestro's monologue, of most everything Scapino did. (Our Scapino is particularly physical and used handsprings, popular dance moves and every space he could find on the set in his interpretation of the role.) At least five students came to me after the performance here and said, Scapino! was my first play ever .. it was so much fun ... I am coming to the next play now. Or variations on that theme. Certainly in my experience, Scapino! is FUN Italian style! (From the publicity button the kids created. Their words but all of our truthful experience!) Hope the words and the photos help you share in our joy."

Review by Lynda Sharpe, Middleton High School, Middleton, Wis.

"This play is delightful. What a challenge for my actors. I loved working with it. Frank Dunlop's companion text is a complete A-Z on how to put the show on. It makes it so easy."

Review by Linda Garvin, Cactus Shadows High School, Cave Creek, Ariz.

"This play was FANTASTIC! It is a wonderful vehicle with which to introduce commedia dell'arte to high-school students."

Review by Adam Shatraw, Byram Hills High School, Armonk, N.Y.