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JASON SHILLING KENDALL
Nationality: USA
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Playwright Jason Shilling Kendall is in the casting pool of Cirque du Soleil in their clown group. the Dentist was inspired by the clowns of Cirque, studies with commedia master Carlo Mazzone-Clemente at the Dell'arte School of Physical Theater, the writings of Flaminia Scala, and a long story in which he bailed out the Mud People and a bunch of red-nosed clowns who all got arrested for indecent exposure down in Austin, Texas. Jason specializes in the direction of farce and comedic plays, having directed "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (all-minority cast), "Twelfth Night" and "Measure for Measure" at the New York Comedy Club. elsewhere he has directed "For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls", "all the World's a Stage" (a farcical musical based on "as You Like It"), "Don Juan in Hell", and "Merry Wives of Windsor." Jason also is the artistic Director of Shakespeare Saturdays, a minority-outreach reading series of Shakespeare.
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Dentist Or Be Careful What You Put In Your Mouth, TheDentist Or Be Careful What You Put In Your Mouth, The
Synopsis:
Pantalone, he of the corpulent girth, extended ego, aged years, and extreme wealth has decided to take the lovely (and much younger) IsabElla as his new bride, despite the fact that she is in love with his son Oratio, and he with her. It's up to Pantalone's crafty servant Pedrolino to save the day. aided by Isabella's maidservant Isabella, her self-absorbed brother Flavio, a very angry doctor, and a host of other characters (including Pantalone's nymphomaniac daughter), Pedrolino concocts a scheme to make Pantalone believe he has the worst breath in history, figuring that while Pantalone goes to seek the help of a dentist, the young lovers will have time to run away together. (ever notice how young lovers always seem to need help in these sorts of stories?) However the path of true love never runs smooth, nor do schemes to keep it so, it seems; and Pedrolino has to contend with a rhyming witch, several misguided suitors for Isabella's hand, and some candy that has a very unusual effect upon whomever so shall decide to take a taste--all the while trying to keep his own plans on track.
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