Società Dante Alighieri of Auckland presents:
a free adaptation of the musical
Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola
Musical in English with Italian songs!
This event opens in New Zealand the XIX Edizione della Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel mondo (19th edition of the Italian Language Week in the World, 21-27 October). This year’s theme is L’italiano sul palcoscenico (Italian on stage).
Free Entry
Sunday 13 October, 5pm
Saint Luke Church 130 Remuera Rd, Remuera, Auckland
An Italian refreshment will follow
The Plot
Don Silvestro, pastor of a small mountain town, receives a phone call from the Almighty who announces the arrival on the earth of the second universal flood and gives him the task of building a wooden ark to rescue all the inhabitants and animals of the town from the flood. To do that, the parish priest will need the help of his fellow villagers, who will not immediately believe him, but will be convinced by a miracle: the ringing of church bells at Don Silvestro’s mere nod.
Clementina, daughter of the mayor of the town, Crispino, is in love with Don Silvestro. Crispino is greedy and hostile to the parish priest and tries to hinder him in every way, creating problems especially in the construction of the ark, since the carpentry and all the wood available in the village are of his property. But even in this case, thanks to a telephone “miracle”, everything will be resolved: Don Silvestro will have his wood and the villagers will begin the construction of the ark. While everyone is caught up in the work, Consolation, a woman of easy virtue, arrives in the village to distract men from their conjugal duties…
Cast and Production Team
Matteo Telara = stage director
Paul Barrett = musical director/ pianist
Luca Manghi = music advisor/language coach
David Kelly = translator
Flavia Berucci = producer
Solo:
Chris McRae = Silvestro
Caroline Everitt = Clementina
Angus Simmons = Toto
Anna Simmons = Consolazione
Chorus:
Warren Shephard (Mayor)
Kathy Meyer (Ortensia)
Nick Anson (Geo)
Michael Goodger (Agostino)
Luca Manghi (Cardinal)
Catherine Morris (town person)
Katherine Findlay (town person)
Anya Christiansen (town person)
Prue Moyle (town person)
Diana Reinhard (town person)
Nobuko Delowe (town person)
Namir Battani (town person)
Fintan McArdle (town person)
Peter Chevin (town person)
