Arriving in a small Italian city, Giovanni encounters a Commedia troupe and falls in love with Colombina. When her overprotective father and siblings decide to ‘audition’ him, they send him to what they claim is a haunted castle but soon they realize their joke has gone too far. A romantic comedy with ghosts, one fake and one very real!
Cast:
Giovanni, 20, tenor, a fearless wanderer
Jacopo Bombasto, 40s, baritone, head of the Bombasto Commedia Troupe
Colombina, 17 - 20, soprano, Jacopo’s beautiful older daughter
Adelina, 11 - 13, soprano, Jacopo’s spunky youngest daughter, the baby of the family
Ugo, 20, baritone (on-stage musician), Jacopo's oldest son
Ivo, 17, baritone (on-stage musician), Jacopo's middle son
Piero, 14, mezzo or high baritone (on-stage musician) Jacopo's youngest son
The Real Ghost (doubles as The Innkeeper) 40s, basso
Arlecchino, a mime & puppeteer (operates puppets/special effects)