The
Venetian Physician's Magician
Vaudevillo
Servant of Two Masters
Eli
Simon is the artistic director of the California Commedia
Troupe, dedicated to the creation and international touring
of original commedias and masked performances. The troupe's
first production, The Venetian Physician's Magician,
originated at UCI, then toured to the Brouhaha International
Street Theatre Festival in Liverpool, El Centro De Nuevos
Creadores at La Sala Mirador, Madrid, and enjoyed a successful
run at the Brea Improv in California. The troupe's second
show, Vaudevillo II, returned to La Sala Mirador,
where Simon created Vaudevillo III with a mixed
cast of Spanish and American actors.
Simon's
adaptation of Servant of Two Masters, was produced
at the Shakespeare Festival LA, Orange County Shakespeare
Festival, the Court Theatre in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles
Theatre Center, and invited to the International Theatre
Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Overall, 26 UCI actors were involved in these tours. They
became a working professional company that attained international
credits and glowing reviews.
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