THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA Closes Its Curtains at The Centre House Theatre, 4/11

The Centre House Theatre will close its production of THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA on April 11th. Shakespeare's comic tale of wandering hearts gets relocated to the sunshine and shenanigans of the California Gold Coast in Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

In The Two Gentlemen of Verona, life along the Verona Gold Coast is sweet for buddies Proteus and Valentine. They dine in great restaurants, chill in the best clubs, and get to hang out on yachts. But when Valentine heads off to attend the university, fickle Proteus drops his gal Julia and heads off with him. While at school, the moony and misguided guys stumble over themselves trying to win the heart of beautiful Sylvia. When resourceful Julia gets wind of it, she devises a plan to win back her wayward beau.

"Although the characters in Two Gents are entirely lovable, they are a bit clueless," says director Marcus Goodwin. "As I was working on the show I became fascinated with television's focus on pretty, wealthy people behaving entirely in a wrongheaded fashion. Programs like 'The OC', 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', and "The Real Housewives of Orange County' give a glimpse into lives of privilege, but they are lives replete with drama often brought about by that privilege. Our production of Two Gents takes us into the present day and mirrors that world, but treats the drama with a lighter, comic touch."

The cast of The Two Gentlemen of Verona features Daniel Brockley (Proteus), Samie Detzer (Lucetta/Ursula), Kelly Ehlert (Outlaw), Chris Ensweiler (Lance), David Goldstein (Speed), Emily Grogan (Sylvia), Hana Lass (Julia), Sean Martin (Thurio), Michael Patten (Duke/Antonio), Derek Petropolis (Outlaw), Matt Shimkus (Panthino/Eglamour), and Connor Toms (Valentine).

Set design for The Two Gentlemen of Verona is by Jason Phillips, with costume design by Doris Black, lighting design by Andrew D. Smith, with sound design by Robertson Witmer.

Support for Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona is provided by the North American Coffee Partnership, the Mayor's Office of Art and Cultural Affairs, the Washington State Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Seattle Weekly and KUOW.