"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
And for good measure,
Also send along some fools
And clowns and merry mischief-makers.
Because in this New Land,
Your tired,
Your poor,
Your huddled masses...
God knows, they'll need a laugh or two!
"April Fish"
The scene is in a tenement in New York's "Little Italy," the home of the family of Assunta and Fortunato. It so happens that there is an enormous hole in their bathroom wall, and Assunta has summoned the detested Pietro (an excellent plasterer) to fix it - but Fortunato has just spent all of the family's money on a magnificent gold tooth. The answer: "April Fish" - a traditional bit of Italian trickery in which the word is passed that Fortunato has died, and he is suitably laid out, amidst mourners and candles, when Pietro arrives. Certainly, in such a situation, no one would be so heartless to speak of money! Unfortunately the ruse fails to work quite as well has hoped, and what with the rising hubub of assembled neighbors and friends, the situation grows increasingly frantic - and hilarious- until the good Padre Peggio arrives to set matters right nad give the perpetrators their comeuppance.
Cast
Fortunato - Adam Harris
Assunta - Holly Pollack
Anselmo - Boyce Oandasan
Umberto - David Haas
Sabatella - Shelby Davis
Giovannina - Alissa Snyder
Nicolina - Stephanie Haas
Pasquale - Sarah Steers
Pietro - Ryan Scott
Filomena - Josephine Rongey
Padre Peggio - Dakota Stonebrook
