Article: New company offers a noble 'Cyrano'

SAN BERNARDINO - "Cyrano de Bergerac," performed by the Fictitious Theatre Company and directed by Tom Provenzano, teaches the importance of humility and the significance of inner beauty.

In the play, based on the life of the title character, Cyrano (Nate Gross) is humbled by his large nose and does not attempt to woo the woman he loves, Roxane (Darah Carattini-Garcia).

Instead, Cyrano helps the handsome young soldier Christian de Neuvillette (Anthony Arcaro) to woo Roxane. Both have something the other lacks. Cyrano craves Christian's beauty and Christian desires Cyrano's intellect and poetic tongue.

Cyrano writes letters to Roxane in Christian's name, getting his emotions onto the page ...

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