Lend Me a Tenor
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by: Elizabeth Serra
This night in September of 1934 is the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. World famous tenor Tito Merelli is to perform Othello, his greatest role, at the gala season opener. Saunders, the General Manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map. Merelli is late; when he finally sweeps in it is too late to rehearse with the company. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Il Stupendo is given a double dose of tranquilizers which mix with the booze he has consumed and he passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he is dead. What to do? Max is an aspiring singer and Saunders persuades him to get into Merelli's Othello costume and try to fool the audience into thinking he's Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Merelli comes to and gets into his other costume. Now two Othello’s are running around in costume and two women are running around in lingerie, each thinking she is with Il Stupendo!
Featuring:
Rachel M. Brink, Frank Tryon, Jeffery G. Rockey, Paul Burt, Patti Cumby, Karl Schott, Diane Davis, Paul Anderson, and Darri Kristin
Performs:
February 12- March 14th
Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 2 PM