staged reading of Byron drama
Yale faculty members will once again step into the spotlight when the English Department presents its seventh annual staged reading at the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St.
This year's play, "Marino Faliero," will be presented at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, in the museum's lecture hall. It is free and open to the public.
"Marino Faliero" was written by Lord Byron, one of the Romantic-era personalities featured in the British Art Center exhibit "Romantics & Revolutionaries: Regency Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, London," which continues through March 30.
"The play has been chosen, obviously, to coincide with the British Art Center's exhibit, but it is a striking example of English romantic drama in its own right," says Murray Biggs, associate professor (adjunct) of English and theater studies, who will direct the staged reading.
"Although 'Marino Faliero,' set in the Republic of Venice in 1355, is broadly speaking historical, it is also, like so much of Byron's writing, a forceful articulation of his own experiences and attitudes," adds Biggs. "It embodies, among other things, Byron's own anger and revenge against tyranny (at least as he perceived it), both at home and abroad. The play's protagonist and his fellows voice many of Byron's own philosophical and political positions. But in the character of Lioni, the non-tyrannical and indeed compassionate senator, Byron also speaks at his most lyrical."
While the original play is long, this version has been edited to run for 90 minutes, notes Biggs, who adds that the cast members will perform "with books in hand."
The title role of Marino Faliero will be played by Paul Fry, the Lampson Professor of English and master of Ezra Stiles College. Linda Perkins, a graduate student in the English department, will appear as his wife, the Duchess. The individuals conspiring against Faliero will be played by Ala Alryyes, assistant professor of comparative literature and English; John Loge, dean of Timothy Dwight College and lecturer in English; and Lee Patterson, the Frederick W. Hilles Professor of English.
The cast also includes Clifton Spargo as two patricians and senators, and Donald M. Brown, as Faliero's nephew; both are lecturers in the English department. Grace Kuckro '03, who is majoring in English and theater studies, will appear as Marianna, a lady-in-waiting.
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