Darcie Flansburg of the Redlands Daily Facts wrote an excellent review of Cyrano that was published on 8/30/07. It is available online here:
http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/search/ci_6762160?IADID=Search
I was pleased that the reviewer saw Roxane's Duenna the way in which I was trying to portray her. And so I add another quirky character to my theatrical resume.
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The link no longer works. Here is the article to which this post refers:
New company offers a noble 'Cyrano'
DARCIE FLANSBURG Staff Writer
Redlands Daily Facts
Article Launched:08/30/2007 04:50:41 PM PDT
SAN BERNARDINO - "Cyrano de Bergerac," performed by the Fictitious Theatre Company and directed by Tom Provenzano, teaches the importance of humility and the significance of inner beauty.
In the play, based on the life of the title character, Cyrano (Nate Gross) is humbled by his large nose and does not attempt to woo the woman he loves, Roxane (Darah Carattini-Garcia).
Instead, Cyrano helps the handsome young soldier Christian de Neuvillette (Anthony Arcaro) to woo Roxane. Both have something the other lacks. Cyrano craves Christian's beauty and Christian desires Cyrano's intellect and poetic tongue.
Cyrano writes letters to Roxane in Christian's name, getting his emotions onto the page without receiving Roxane's love in return, only to reveal his secret later.
Gross was a truly noble and poetic Cyrano. His strength and wit were obvious in the swish of his sword and the length of his words, maintaining the Cyrano legacy.
Carattini-Garcia was a sweet and foolish Roxane, attracted to Cyrano's words and Christian's looks. She played a grand rich French woman, but was almost syrupy sweet at points.
Arcaro definitely fit the character description of Christian, but his love for Roxane was not as convincing. Christian may be a man of few words regarding love, but the physical actions of Arcaro were too minimal to interpret as love or even lust.
Anne Yettke played a silly, smothering nurse to Roxane, often acting as the comic relief during intense moments. Matt Sardet played the evil Comte de Guiche with great charm. Sardet's native French accent also added to the character. And Bill Greeley played the pastry chef Ragueneau, aiding Cyrano in his poetic endeavors in return for Cyrano's loyalty. Greeley was very amusing, as always.
The full-scale production of "Cyrano" was well paced and full of energetic company members dressed in fabulous French attire, designed by Catherine Erickson.
The production is rather lengthy, but worth seeing for its heart-warming theme and classic story.
I look forward to watching the three-year-old company progress as it continues to expand its offerings and serve the San Bernardino theater community.
Darcie Flansburg is a staff writer with the Redlands Daily Facts, an Inland Theater League judge and a member of the American Association of Theater Critics. Contact Flansburg at dflansburg@redlandsdailyfacts.com
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