The Antaeus Company will premiere a sparkling new Commedia dell'Arte show, specially prepared for the NoHo International Theatre and Arts Festival 2000. The show, entitled "Pedrolino and the Hankie of Doom, or, He Thought It Was Pesto, but It's Not," will be presented in two performances only at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood, on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 at 3:30 pm each day.

Directed by John Achorn, "Pedrolino and the Hankie of Doom" will feature Antaeus members and Guest Artists, including (in alphabetical order) John Achorn, John Apicella, Sarah Cathcart, Terry J Evans, Wendy Gough, Emily Johnson, Richard Miró and Karen Stone.

The show will feature the traditional characters of Italy's Commedia dell'Arte ("The Comedy of the Artists"): Pantalone, the old Venetian miser; Dottore, the pedant; Pedrolino, Arlecchino, and Columbina, the comical servants; Capitano, the blustering, cowardly soldier; and a pair of young lovers. The set elements were designed by Dean Cameron, and the authentic leather Commedia masks were designed and constructed by John Apicella.

The event is free, but tickets are required, and will be available after 2:00 pm on the day of performance at the Theatre Pavilion tent on the Festival Grounds, on Lankershim Boulevard between Magnolia Boulevard and the new North Hollywood Metro Station on Chandler Boulevard.

The Secret Rose Theatre is at 11256 Magnolia Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District. Further information, including downloadable photos, can be found at www.Antaeus.org.
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PRESS CONTACT: John Apicella (818) 762-9959

6/16/2000