Adapted by Leon Katz with additional text by Johnny Simons

To open our 50th season, we return to our very first show from 1976!  This bawdy commedia dell’arte romp is sure to make you laugh, blush, and gasp. Come join us for a comedy of errors and egos!

Directed by Christina Cranshaw

Music by Gigi Cervantes and Chris Curtis

June 12-28, 9pm

Recommended for a mature audience.

The Three Cuckolds

Cast

(In order of appearance)

Arlecchino - Madi Rose Duren

Coviello -Cameron Martinez

Flaminia - Will Frederick

Pantalone - J.C Roggenbuck

Franceschina - Claire Parry

Zanni - Paul Heyduck

Devil - Julian Harris

Cintia - Andra Laine Hunter

Understudy - Ethan Kenagy

Production Team

Director - Christina Cranshaw

Live Musicians - Chris Allen Curtis and Gigi Cervantes

Stage Manager - Harper Caroline Lee

Assistant Stage Manager - Zella Hays

Intimacy Choreographer - Harper Caroline Lee

Technical Director - Lee Neisler

Lighting Design - Nikki DeShea Smith

Scenic Design - Allen Dean

Costume Design - Susan Austin

Props Design- Ezra Steward and Trevor Truong

Puppet Design - Zella Hayes and Trevor Truong

Mask Design - Alice Nelson and Jonathan Becker

Additional Text - Johnny Simons

Light Board Operator - Obrey Minor II

Wardrobe Supervisor - Tommy Buckner

Publicity Photographer - Dakota Foster Photography

Production Photos - Lauren Alyss Photography

The Three Cuckolds is licensed through Concord Theatricals.

Director’s Note:

What happens when desire takes control of our carnal desires?

Leon Katz's The Three Cuckolds is an explosive collision of lust, jealousy, fantasy, and folly. Drawing inspiration from the traditions of commedia dell'arte, farce, and classical comedy, with a touch of absurdism, this cast and production team send this off as a love letter to comedy.

As an artist, it's been an honor revisiting this Hip Pocket staple with fresh, new faces to our stage. From the first production ever produced by Hip Pocket to its first show of the Fiftieth season, it's my hope to add a little bit of Cranshaw flair and flavor.

The Three Cuckolds are driven by appetite—whether for love, status, attention, or pleasure—and their relentless pursuit of these desires creates the deliciously tangled web that unfolds before us. We laugh because their absurdity feels familiar. We recognize ourselves in their insecurities, their longing, and their remarkable capacity for self-deception.

In staging this production, our goal has been to embrace the play's theatricality and joy. Rather than grounding the action in realism, we invite audiences into a heightened world where physical comedy, bold characterizations, and playful storytelling take center stage -- and you may find some of them in your laps. Get your dollar bills ready.

As always, thank you for joining us under the Texas sky! Molemo!

- Christina Cranshaw

The 50th anniversary season is dedicated to all of us, past and present. The immense number of people who have contributed their energy, belief, and love to keeping Hip Pocket thriving these 50 years is astounding! We would not be here today and be what we are without every single one of you!