De Falco's Wedding
Project "Vespertelli", winner the Girulà Award 2009 for Best Playwriting
based on the play “Krecinskij’s Wedding” by Aleksandr Kobylin
starring: Salvatore Cantalupo, Marco Mario De Notaris, Salvatore D’Onofrio, Vincenzo Giordano, Peppino Mazzotta, Lino Musella, Francesca Ponzio, Nunzia Schiano, Anna La Marca and Eduardo Scarpetta
directed by Tommaso Pitta
written by Rossella Milone and Giovanni Del Prete
set design: Armando Alovisi
costume design: Alessandra Gaudioso and Francesca Balzano
light design: Cesare Accetta
produced by Teatro Stabile di Napoli
synopsis
The wedding of Michele De Falco is actually a scam. The scam organized by a professional gambler seeking a “wealthy and stupid bride” at the expense of the middle class family of Pietro Maresca. The story takes place in the 50’s, at the beginning of the "boom" years: fascination for innovation, desire and illusion dominate this first chapter of Vespertelli’s trilogy. The ending of this comedy certainly won’t be the wedding that Pietro Maresca thought it would… and neither the heist that Michele De Falco had in mind. But one thing is for sure: it will be fun.
reviews
“The three directors Tommaso Pitta (’De Falco’s Wedding’), Alessandro Cutolo (’Maresca’s Procedure’), and Fortunato Cerlino (’Death of Accountant Tarallo’) did a great job as they focussed on the feverish atmosphere and frenetic rhythm of this ‘boulevard’ theatre. The greatest strength of the play are the protagonists of this waltz, a gathering of “miserables”; the exploited, exploiters, bureaucrats, fixers, gamblers who suck blood from each other. ‘I want money, I need money!’ is the mantra of their pleading, reminiscent of the clanging of bells at a ghost's funeral.”
Il Mattino, Enrico Fiore