Wig used in the show – pre-transformation
-So, this is for you?
The man in the wig shop was gesturing for me to try on the brunette wig he was holding in his hands.
-Oh no, it’s actually for a man, the director Joanna pitched in.
-For a man? Is he dressing up as a lady? Said the bemused wig vendor.
Joanna smiled and explained that she is putting on a new adaptation of Cosi Fan Tutte and in this version, our two suitors, Ferrando and Guglielmo –are city bankers dressing up as grungey surfers to seduce their unsuspecting girlfriends to win a bet. The wigs are a part of the costume our bankers don to deceive their supposedly faithful girlfriends. Of course, our bankers are betting that they will fail and their girlfriends will remain as faithful as they believe them to be, but who can resist a rough but charming surfer? Especially with that hair! Read more
