Musical satire “Candide” starts off Kentwood Players’ fall season
Dr. Pangloss teaches Candide and Cunegonde that, yes, this is the “Best of All Possible Worlds.” L-r, Rocky Miller, Frank Weidner, and Francesca Sola. Photo by Shari Barrett By Melinda Calvert The musical satire “Candide” starts off Kentwood Players’ fall season. It is very funny, very musical, and very satirical – with a fast moving plot. The singing is impressive, and especially delightful is eight-year-old Fiona Okida, whose father, Roy, and mother, Colleen, are also in the play. She seems to like acting in adult theatre – and she is right in step with the best of them. Voltaire, who authored the short novel “Candide,” was born in 1694 as Francois Marie Arouet, (he changed his name somewhere around 1718 when he wrote what was to become the very famous “Oedipus”). He was a bit of a rebel and spent a couple of stints in prison. He also set up with his mistress until her death and then moved in with his niece (also his mistress!!). During this time, around 1755, an earthquake hit Lisbon, Portugal, in which thousands died. Voltaire was incredibly affected by this event and in 1759 wrote “Candide,” which proclaims “that all happens for the best in this best of all possible worlds.”…
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