{"id":10462,"date":"2023-06-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=10462"},"modified":"2023-06-11T16:25:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T20:25:36","slug":"the-rose-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=10462","title":{"rendered":"The Rose Tattoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tennessee Williams\u2019s \u201cheart-breaking and heart-soaring\u201d story, The Rose Tattoo, <\/em>launches Bonnie J. Monte\u2019s final season (33rd!) as Artistic Director of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey<\/a>. And Monte\u2019s long-standing affinity for Williams\u2019s work<\/a> shines. A full cast of 16 adults and three children is rare these days and brings this beautifully conceived and executed production to life through June 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rose Tattoo<\/em>, like Streetcar<\/em>, focuses on two couples, Serafina Delle Rose (played brilliantly by Antoinette LaVecchia), haunted by memories of her dead husband, Rosario, and reluctant to capitulate to the outlandish wooing of Alvaro Mangiacavallo (Anthony Marble), a would-be suitor whose patronymic is even ridiculous. The physical comedy between them is laugh-out-loud perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other couple is Serafina\u2019s 15-year-old daughter Rosa (Billie Wyatt) and her recently met sailor, Jack Hunter (Isaac Hickox-Young). Rosa is determined to be deflowered, despite the mores of her Sicilian community; Jack is tempted, but unwilling to risk decades in the brig. Their longing for each other is palpable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Serafina\u2019s all-consuming grief, she stalwartly believes her lusty marriage was absolutely perfect. The audience knows better. Serafina also subscribes to a superstitious Catholicism and waits for the Virgin Mary to tell her what she should do with her life. These beliefs tether her to the past and warp her relationship with the here-and-now and with her daughter. Nosy neighbors, a hapless priest, and a malevolent \u201cwitch\u201d are among the secondary characters who keep the plot racing along. Offstage, Sarafina\u2019s garden is frequently threatened by a neighborhood goat\u2014traditional symbol of unbridled lust\u2014that continuously needs to be corralled, both literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In all, The Rose Tattoo <\/em>is a fine start to an exciting season! STNJ productions are hosted at Drew University in Madison, N.J. (easily reachable from NYC by train). For tickets, call the box office at 973-408-5600 or visit the Box Office online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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