2008 – “The Merry Wives of Windsor” by William Shakespeare
Posted on: May 29, 2008Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor short of money and conspires to seduce Mrs. Page and Mrs. Ford, the wives of two prominent Windsor citizens. The women play along with him in order to expose him as a preposterous lecher. But the insanely jealous Mr. Ford disguises himself as one “Mr. Brook” and hires Falstaff to procure Mrs. Ford for him in order to (so he plans) reveal her suspected infidelity. But Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page dupe both Falstaff and Mr. Ford. Finally, both husbands join their “merry wives” in an elaborate masque-like entertainment.
Cast
Sir John Falstaff Michael Darmanin
Robin, Falstaff's Page Pinar Genç
Bardolph, Follower of Falstaff Lindsey Rager
Pistol, Follower of Falstaff Sabine Foidl
Mr. Francis Ford, Citizen of Windsor Benjamin Baczko
Mrs. Alice Ford, his Wife Margit Kopplinger
John and Robert, Mr. Ford's Servants Lindsey Rager
Sabine Foidl
Mr. George Page, Citizen of Windsor Barbara Gräff
Mrs. Margaret Page, his Wife Angelika Schöppl-Zillner
Anne Page, their daughter Sarah Awender
Mr. Robert Shallow, Country Justice of the Peace Gerhild Heissel
Mr. Abraham Slender, his Nephew Hjörtur Hjörleifsson
Peter Simple, Mr. Slender's Servant Lindsey Rager
Dr. Caius, a French Doctor Arni Hjörleifsson
Mrs. Quickly, his Housekeeper Mona Lobendanz
John Rugby, his Servant Pinar Genç
Mr. Fenton, a Young Gentleman Maria Magdalena Alorda Fornés
Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh Parson Gregor Eistert
Hostess of the Garter Inn at Windsor Ulrike Hettegger
Crew
Director and Producer Ilse Lackenbauer
Assistant Director Michael Darmanin
Set Alois Ellmauer
Costume & Make-Up Design Wilhelmina von Rau
Technician Erich Posch
Graphic Design Ruth Humer
Production Photography Alois Lobendanz
Video Recording Christian Haslecker
Make-Up Assistants Flora Frisardi
Aurelia Seidlhofer
Jana Studnicka