About Tutti Frutti Commedia
Julie Harkness (Giuliana La Cantatrice) received her
Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Musical and
Children's Theatre at San Francisco State University. Favorite roles
include Octavia in a parody of Antony & Cleopatra, Mother Abess in
Sound of Music, Widow Corney in Oliver, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense
and Nunsense II. Other favorite productions are Rosencranz and Guildenstern
Are Dead, Anything Goes, Winnie the Pooh, and Marat Sade, for which she
won Best Actress in a state-wide competition. She is co-founder of the
Ponderosa Theatre Company. Direction credits include Harvey, Kids
'N Music, and You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. Julie is excited
and honored to be working with her dear friend and matron of honor, Marilyn
Prince
Paul Harkness (Il Dottore) was a founding member of the
Sherlock Holmes Theatre Company (1991-1993). In 2002, Paul played
Octavius Ceasar to his wife Julie's Octavia in a parody of Antony and
Cleopatra at the S.F. Fringe Festival. In 1998, he was in the California
Fault Zone Theatre Company, which toured The Bacchae, a Greek tragedy
by Euripides, to Cyprus, performing at actual Greek Theatrical ruin sites.
He is a long time member of Incentives to Intrigue (1991-2004), currently
playing in the murder mystery, Murder on the Wine Train Express, on the
Napa Valley Wine Train. He has been a collaborator in the TUTTI FRUTTI
COMMEDIA Company from 1987 to the present.
James Letchworth (Arlecchino) is the driving force behind
TUTTI FRUTTI COMMEDIA. He was introduced to Commedia dell'Arte in
college but is primarily self-taught. Jim has been making leather
masks for twenty-five years and has done numerous museum, school and theater
programs. Jim is a mentor for an on-line English language Commedia
club. Go to Yahoo, Theater, Commedia dell‘Arte, and join!
Read about his Commedia exploits in Commedia Dell'Arte a Handbook for
Troupes by John Rudlin & Olly Crick. He also does murder mysteries
and 19th century ballroom dancing, look for him in the cult film, Victims
of the 23rd Century. He met his wife, Marilyn Prince, while playing
Pantalone at the Renaissance Faire.
Marilyn Prince (Columbina) is a 4th generation San Franciscan,
who has been interested in acting since she was a child in the ‘50s,
when her parents took her to shows at all the little theaters in The City.
She has a B.A. in Theater from UCB, and a Masters Degree in Theater from
SFSU. She was one of the founders of Eureka Theater, and has performed
in various companies in the Bay Area and Southern California, among them
South Coast Repertory Theater, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, and The
One Act Theater Co. She also appeared in Victims of the 23rd Century
with her husband, Jim Letchworth. Currently she performs in Murder
Mysteries with Incentives to Intrigue and, of course, commedia with TUTTI
FRUTTI. She also teaches and directs Commedia dell'Arte at Enola
Maxwell Middle School of the Arts, and the Creative Arts Charter School,
public schools in San Francisco. Marilyn attended both high school
and SFSU with Julie Small Harkness (it's a small town!).
Jody Veahman (Zanni, The Musician) plays mandolin, guitar,
melodian and whatnot. He also plays English Morris music and Spanish
California music. He has researched much of the music used here
tonight. Jody has been working with TUTTI FRUTTI for fifteen years.
Jeffrey Weissman (Pulcinella) celebrates his 33rd year
acting, appearing in dozens of television shows and motion pictures; notably
as "George McFly" in Back to the Future 2 & 3, "Teddy
Conway" in Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider, and he co-stars in the locally
produced comedy feature, Weed , to be released later this year. He is
known as the Renaissance Faire Fool, and works as Charlie Chaplin, Stanley
Laurel, Groucho Marx, and Larry Fine internationally. He is a founding
varsity member of LA Theater Sports, and has jammed with many greats in
improv. He teaches, directs, produces and writes and is currently
with the "Magic Theater Gym@." http://www.jeffreyweissman.com