MEET THE CAST OF THE IMPROBABLE FALL, RISE, & FALL OF JOHN LAW
Mackenzie Knapp
Hometown: Berlin, Vermont
We hear there are more than 40 characters in this play! How many are you playing? Eleven. Double digits!
Which of the characters you’re playing is your favorite? Tell us a little bit about that character. It is a tie between Edward Wilson and the Count of Toulouse. One is a British fop, one is a French fop. Energetic, passionate, and ridiculous. What can I say? I have a type.
What are you most excited for the audience to experience when they come to The Improbable Fall, Rise & Fall of John Law? You are about to experience a joyful and energetic retelling of actual historical events. Often theatre serves a didactic function by attempting to teach you a moral while attempting to entertain you. This play WILL teach you many morals, and WILL entertain you, while also teaching you actual history… sort of. Liberties have been taken on behalf of the previous two things...
If you became a millionaire overnight what would you do with your newfound wealth (besides donating generously to your favorite non-profit theatre company, of course)? After traveling extensively there is only one thing I would spend my money on; Elaborate pranks. Definitely. Something that would take weeks of planning. Result in an adults screaming like a frightened children. And me springing from hiding places screaming, “You should have seen your face!” But I would show them their face because the elaborate planning would include well placed hidden cameras. Oh, and I’d also give my fiancée the wedding of her dreams and shower her with jewels and accoutrements. (And she’s definitely not reading this over my shoulder while I write this).
THE IMPROBABLE FALL, RISE, & FALL OF JOHN LAW
A New Play About Money (Based on an unbelievable true story)
Written by Matt Herzfeld Directed by Brad Raimondo
