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TSF Bell Buckle TN
email or call 931-389-5761 |
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| The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Director's Notes (Lane Davies) |
| This is the 4th production of 'Two Gents' that I've worked on, and I'm not quite sure where the idea originated. I actually think I was looking at a map of Tennessee, realized that there was a town actually called Verona in the state, and the idea for the Country & Western setting hit me. Other pieces started falling into place. My costume designer, Jamie Scott, had practically grown up on Printer's Alley, and knew everything about the era I had in mind; Matthew Carlton came on board with his vast music knowledge and ingenious sense of parody; company members responded enthusiastically.In the process that followed,Shakespeare's textremained relatively unharmed, and we had almost too much fun with this concept. We hope that you will, too. |
| Matthew Carlton's parody lyrics for 'Two Gents' are so clever, we wanted to share them with our audience. Matthew calls them Mattabethan". If Shakespeare had written Rockabully and country music, I'll bet they would have been pretty close to Matt's. |
That's All One M'lady
Music: Arthur Crudup
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Mere Fantasy
Music: J. Nance and Conway Twitty
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Orbs of Great Fire
Music: Jerry Lee Lewis
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Th’ Infernal Ring
Music: June Carter Cash
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Falleth I Dismembered
Music: H. Cochran and H. Howard
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Milanese Waltz
Music: Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart
Lyrics: Matt Carlton |
Countenance Me
Music: Gilbert Becaud
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Ye Goodly Mountain Dew
Music: Bascomb Lunsford
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
By Thy Man Stand
Music: B. Sherrill and Tammy Wynette
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton
Who is Sylvia
Music: Matthew Carlton
Lyrics: William Shakespeare
Let this Circle Be Unbroken
Music: A.P. Carter
Lyrics: Matthew Carlton |
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Tennessee Shakespeare Festival
P.O. Box 352
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
Contact Person : Greg Wilson
Contact Number : 615-478-3451
Images available for press use: Current Productions
Email: info@tennesseeshakespearefestival.com |
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