10 years ago, a group of artists started on a journey by tackling Dario Fo's We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!. The theme of the play being very convenient, because the ensemble was so poor, putting the production up was more like Can't Pay! Can't Pay! Piccolo Theatre had just formed and relied heavily on friends, the vitality of a young and eager ensemble, and some good old theatre magic. And boy, was it magic. Oh, the sweet sound of our first laughing audience!
10 years later, we're still relying on that good old theatre magic, but now have a great board of directors, lots of fun-loving patrons who buy tickets and even donate, a website, a blog (yay!), budgets, our own space, and a bigger, more-talented- than-ever ensemble. We've come a long way, baby!
So here we are, in 2010, returning lovingly to that very first show. With the brilliant John Szostek at the helm again and a cast filled with ensemble members. We can't wait to show you this newly updated script and see how hard we can make you laugh. We're shooting even higher than just "laugh your socks off". If there are articles of clothing you would be uncomfortable laughing off, we recommend duct taping them to yourself (just in case).
For those of you who know Dario Fo's work, or even this particular story, you know that mapcap hilarity runs parallel to some very serious issues. Low Pay? Don't Pay! deals with some economic issues that may hit very close to home for you. And the current political scene? Don't even get us started! Life for us, and you our audience, is certainly a lot different than it was a decade ago.
So how can we expect to keep you laughing through all of this muckity muck the world is throwing at us right now? Well, you just leave that to us at Piccolo Theatre....we still have a good supply of that old theatre magic!
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