Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather by David Mann

What if Shakespeare had written The Godfather? The story is all there: a classic tale of power, love, intrigue and betrayal. David Mann's original show, Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather, was a hit at both the New York and Minnesota Fringe Festivals, where it premiered in a one hour format in 2005. For its run in St. Louis, Corleone was ranked by critics as the #1 show of 2007. Mann has now expanded the script for Gremlin; transforming it from its Fringe format to a full length evening of theatre.

Cast:
Vito Corleone - Bruce Hyde*
Michael Corleone - Ryan Lindberg
Kay/Ensemble - Katie Guentzel
Sonny/Ensemble - Peter Christian Hansen*
Fredo/Ensemble - Charles Hubbell
Tom/Johnny Fontane/Ensemble - Randy Schmeling
Connie/Ensemble - Nora Montanez
Solozzo/Bonasera/Ensemble - Garry Geiken
Luca Brasi/Ensemble - John Farrell

* member, Actors' Equity Association

Staff:
Director: David Mann
Technical Director: Carl Schoenborn
Producer: Peter Christian Hansen
Stage Manager: Sarah Bauer
Set Design: Tamatha Miller
Costume Design: A. Emily Heaney
Sound Design: Katharine Horowitz
Lighting Design: Carl Schoenborn

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Reviews:
A Shakespeare-Puzo blend you can't refuse - November 23, 2009
by Quinton Skinner
Special to the Pioneer Press
When the ghost of Sonny Corleone (Peter Christian Hansen) appears onstage to brother Michael (Ryan Lindberg) with the ominous words "Mark me," the mind fairly reels in a halfway zone between gangster cinema and the classics. Which is the point, of course: David Mann's "Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather" weds the bard to Puzo and Coppola with skill, humor and an obvious fervor for all aspects of the source material... [Read More]

David Mann's Shakespearean makeover of the gangster classic amuses with a clever script. - Graydon Royce, Star Tribune

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