ImproNati in collaboration with Pazzi Lazzi present “Questi Fantasmi” (Oh, These Ghosts!), a comedy in three acts based on the original play by Eduardo De Filippo. Performed in Italian, with English booklet.
Plot:
The scene opens in post-World War II Naples, Italy. Pasquale Lojacono, married to Maria, a woman much younger than him, is a classic “buono a nulla” (good-for-nothing), always looking for a chance to win in life. When he is offered a huge 17th-century mansion rent-free, Pasquale thinks he has finally gotten the opportunity of a lifetime. However, there’s a catch: the mansion is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a Spanish duke and his lover, a maid who suffered a terrible death. Pasquale will be able to live in the mansion for free, but he has to disprove this legend in the eyes of others. What could possibly go wrong? Pasquale accepts, planning to set up a small pension to earn some money and win back the affections of Maria, who, on the other hand, has found love in Alfredo, a successful businessman, and is completely unaware of the legend that surrounds the mansion. When Pasquale encounters Alfredo in the mansion, he believes he has met the Spanish duke and that the mansion is, in fact, inhabited by haunted souls. What happens when you can’t tell the difference between the dead and the living? A series of misunderstanding and a farcical, bittersweet comedy of errors.
In collaboration with:
IDEA Boston is an Italian-inspired festival celebrating authors, books and culture, and organized by independent bookstore I AM Books, situated in Boston's North End neighborhood.
