FOR THE LOVE OF CITRUS  was a creative and fun adaption of the Italian playwright, Gozzi's classic "Love of Three Oranges". Audiences were transported back to story land times where wizards played with human kind, where people transformed from princess to dove and when you're thirsty for comedy you need remember good old Commedia dell'Arte...

Directed by Susan Bertoia and Devised with the UBC BFA in Acting class of 2025 along with UBC Production students
OCTOBER 25 - 28, 2023 AT THE DOROTHY SOMERSET STUDIO AT UBC

CAST
Pantalone - Raven Mutford
Prince Tortuella - Skylar Somnus
Fata Morgana - Isabella Buonaiuto
Truffaldino - Dahlia Raphael
Leandro - Lauren Ohh
Brighella - Miles Davies
Clarice - Katya De Boni
Farfarello/Wind God - Rainbow Hui Yan Ching
Smeraldina - Shivorn Kan
The King - Baltzer
Celio - Liv Sabatino
Princess Ninetta - Paula Goldie

​And these characters too...
Guard - Rainbow
Princess 1  and 2 - Liv and Lauren
Bumpkins - Katya and Rainbow
Medics - Raven, Paula, Miles
Creonta - Paula
Gate, Dog, Rope, Cook: Rainbow, Miles, Shivorn, Lauren
Photos @planetanjali
Masks by Gina Bastone & Melody Anderson

CREATIVE/PRODUCTION TEAM
Director & Lead Devisor: Susan Bertoia
Lighting Designers: Taylor Wen, Huda Shawwash
Sound Designers: Damien Kwan, Maddie Steppler
Scenic Coordinator: Jules Sassi
Stage Manager:  Harlow Nguyen
Assistant Stage Managers: Cami Newton and Stephanie Shih
Stage Manager Swing:  Elizabeth Cho
Board Operator: Steven Chu
Costume Run Lead: Lauren Rankin
Run Crew: Stacy Kok, Alice Chen, Hana Yaguchi
Dramaturgy: Dahlia and Lauren
Music/Song: Liv and Katya
Mask/Props Assistants: Liv and Rainbow
Costume Assistants: Shivorn, Raven
Publicity: Skylar and Miles
Dance: Paula and Isabella
UBC Staff and Faculty: Borja Brown, Amanda Larder, Jodi Jacyk, Madeline Polak, Ryan Murcar, Jeremy Vreeken, Linda Pitt, Cam Cronin, Stephen Heatley, Tony Koelwyn, Patrick Rizzotti, Patrick Pennefather, Michelle Cuttler, Brad Powers, Christine Reimer, Mimi Abrahams, Susan Miyagashima, Lorraine West, Ethan White