Scene with my quote!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5JoMYsYQr0

The above clip is a scene of Volpone, that actually includes the quote I chose for my wildcard!

My Version of Volpone

If I were to be the director of a Volpone, I would take the play in a more modern direction. Right from the beginning of the play a quote stuck said my Mosca stood out to me. “You are not like the thresher that doth stand/ With a huge flail, watching a head of corn/ And, hungry, dares not taste the smallest grain/ But feeds on mallows and such bitter herbs/ Nor like the merchant who hath filled his vaults/ With Romagnia and rich Canadian wins/ Yet drinks the lees of Lombard’s vinegar.” This quote is obviously describing Volpone’s work ethic. The occupations described work hard for their living, and do not want to squander any profits they might be able to make. This is the opposite for Volpone. Volpone doesn’t work hard, he is a con man. With the money he “makes” he doesn’t save, he squanders.

After the above quote particularly, I think that it would be interesting to make my version of the play take place in modern day New York City. I just recently watch the movie Wall Street, and I could see how a business setting relates. I would make Volpone a CEO of a large company. He gets his money by conning other businesses, and has multiple bank accounts in other countries.

On stage, the play would take place mostly in offices. Volpone would be sitting in his office at a large desk in the beginning with many expensive things surrounding him. Everything that surrounds Volpone would be elaborate and costly. The apartments that would be in the play would also be large and Volpone would have a pent house.

Volpone would always be in Armani suits , and Mosca would always be in something much less elaborate. The Corbaccio, Corvino, and Voltore would be in nice suits as well. Cecilia would wear something the represents her purity, while still being conservative, since Corvino is so jealous and overbearing.

I would have an all star cast for this play. I would definitely have George Clooney be Volpone. He would do a good job of pretending to be sick, while also addressing the con man personality that Volpone really is. Clooney would do a great job acting the part of playing with Corbaccio, Corvino, and Voltore’s heads. Cecilia would be played by Nicole Kidman. I think that she would do a good job of being a strong character that would be committed to her husband, God and her morals. I would like Matt Damon to play Mosca because he would be good at being deceiving. Corbaccio, Corvino, and Voltore could be played by Richard Gere, Jack Nocolson, Russel Crow. I think that my version of the play would be very interesting to watch and the characters would really bring the different dimensions to the play.