Scapin
Matt Reed, Andrew Moore, Greg Pragel, and Ann Marie Gideon
Photo by Rory Dale
Additional work on this project
Project
Original music composed for the play Scapin by Bill Irwin and Mark O'Donnell, Adapted from Moliere, produced at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN, March 14 - April 13, 2008.
About these compositions
These pieces of music were used as underscore and thematic motifs throughout the show culminating in a five minute chase scene. The music was sequenced in Logic Pro using the EWQL Symphonic Orchestra sample library.
Prologue
Gendarmes
Segue
The Chase
Curtain Call
Synopsis of Scapin
Vaudeville and Commedia dell' arte are seamlessly woven into an uproarious fable of scheming lovers, mistaken identities, and clownish greedy servants. Balancing on a delicately taut tightrope of mischief and revenge, the crafty servant Scapin promises to help two pairs of wide-eyed lovers while juggling an array of elaborate disguises to keep their wealthy fathers from discovering the truth. Remaining true to Moliere’s classic farcical tale from the seventeenth century, this fresh and side-splitting adaptation adds a late twentieth century spin to the language and hilarious non-stop action.
