The new STAGE
May 1993
The plot of Katsourbos, like the other comedies of Cretan theater, is rudimentary and revolves around a theme common for that era: the recognition of lost children. Nikolos and Kassandra are in love, but Kassandra’s adoptive mother, Poulisena, wants to give her as a bride to the old man Armenis, in order to inherit his money. In the end, it will be revealed that Kassandra is in fact Armenis’ daughter, who had been abducted by Turks, and the comedy will reach a happy ending with the marriage of the two young lovers.
Directed by: Lefteris Vogiatzis
Set Design: Nikos Alexiou
Costume Design: Ioanna Papantoniou
Music: Nikos Kypourgos
Lighting Design: Andreas Bellis
Assistant Director: Stathis Livathinos
Movement Supervisor: Christina Kleisiouni
Text edited by: Stefanos Kaklamanis
The New STAGE company would like to extend their warmest thanks to choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou for his creative collaboration and decisive contribution to the set design and choreography of Katsourbos.
Wigs: Filippos Kapsalis
Set Construction: Elias Ledakis
Costume Needlework: Eleni Melissari
Electrician: Theodosis Tsakeridis
Cast
EROS, introduces the prologue: Thanasis Efthymiadis
NIKOLOS, a novice and lover: Nikos Zorbas
KATSARAPOS, his hungry slave: Taxiarchis Hanos
POULISENA, a harlot: Rania Schiza
KASSANDRA, adoptive daughter of Poulisena and lover of Nikolos, later revealed as Armenis’ daughter: Despina Gatziou
ANNOUSA, a relative of Poulisena: Kerasia Samara
ARMENIS, an old man in love with Kassandra: Gerasimos Michelis
MOUSTROUCHOS, his slave: Thanasis Efthymiadis
KOUTSOULIERIS, a thug, a bully, and lover of Poulisena: Taxiarchis Hanos
KATSOURBOS, his slave and jester: Nikos Zorbas
TEACHER: Stathis Livathinos
ARKOLIA, an old harlot and teacher: Natassa Sanika
ANEZA, an old harlot: Despina Gatziou
ANNITSA, a relative of Armenissa: Natassa Sanika
ARMENISSA: Kerasia Samara
YAKOUMOS, a braggart, Nikolos’ father: Thanasis Efthymiadis