The “Baroque” period was a dramatic, highly ornate and elaborate European style which flourished from the early 17th to mid-18th century. It then evolved into the even more extravagant “Rococo.” Our title is a portmanteau of these words.The end of this period saw the privilege enjoyed by the French Aristocracy, the 1% of their time, implode with Revolution. In Barococo we portray oblivious entitlement, elegance and excess on the brink of extinction.We found comic potential in all that structure crumbling. Within the complex and ornate style of the late-Baroque we focused on essentialized gestures, period manners and style, to create a show ready to tour the Fringe Festival circuit through support from Capital Fringe, for which we are very grateful! Gwen Grastorf ( Constance Blandford Plainview) has collaborated with Happenstance Theater since 2007, and has been a company member since 2012. She is also the Social Media Maven for Happenstance, and is an actor and performer in the DC metro area. GwenGrastorf.com Mark Jaster ( Astorio Cavalier i) Artistic Co-Director of Happenstance Theater, trained with 20th-century masters of mime Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau. He has appeared in all Happenstance productions receiving a Helen Hayes Award for his performance in IMPOSSIBLE! A Happenstance Circus. He’s also performed at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre. MarkJaster.com Sabrina Mandell ( Olympia Stroganovskaya ) is the Artistic Co-Director andVisionary Tornado of Happenstance Theater. She is a visual and performing artist, peddler of whimsy, clown and poet who loves Art History, collecting images and stirring up sediment. She has won two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Costume Design. SabrinaSelmaMandell.com We hope you will find it resonant.
Mark Jaster & Sabrina Mandell
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