Corvino as Andrea/Balthazar

Corvino was another runner-up for Lorenzo. He is able to play such a deliciously vile and cruel character, that he was almost cast in our most villainous role. However, he is also very much a hot-head, and not as much of a schemer as Barabas, so I thought him perfect for Balthazar. I could definitely see Corvino assisting Barabas in his murderous plots, as Balthazar helps Lorenzo kill Horatio.

As I said before, Corvino has a wild temper. Balthazar and Andrea are also very volatile. So this was a great match. I wanted a character who did not think before he acted- this was Corvino.

Unfortunately, Rose is not getting along with Corvino at all, who keeps calling her a "whorish strumpet," and insisting that she "know her role" and threatening to "put her in her place."

Rose threatened to quit if Corvino didn't shape up, so rehearsal was put on hold while Corvino attended a three day seminar about sexual harassment at the local community college.

Corvino does not have the same range as Barabas or Feste, but he doesn't need to. I want him to play Andrea and Balthazar in a similar way. Balthazar is led on by Lorenzo as Andrea is led on by revenge. Neither Andrea nor Balthazar are/were actually in love with Bel-Imperia, it was more of lust for both of them. They are two sides of the same soldier. As Andrea gets more and more irate about the time it is taking for Revenge to take its course, he will become more and more like the passionate Balthazar.