Commedia

• Commedia


  All about collaboration, ensemble based, each actor is unique and brings their own flair to the ensemble
• Commedia actors


  • Specialized in their own stock characters (core ones)
  • Used masks that were usually leather or recognizable to the audience
  • Masks represented archetypes
• Stock characters


  • Dirty old man
  • Doctor
  • Valley girl
• Commedia


  • Included a lot of physical comedy like falls, acrobatics, and circus-like stunts
  • Celebrated the world and storytelling through music, character voices, and bright coloured costumes
• Canavacho


  Canvas of the plot, things like love, money, vengeance, sex, food
• Lazzi


  Joke or jest
• Women did not wear masks in Commedia but they do now</b>
• Lovers never wore masks in Commedia
• Characters in Commedia are betrayed by their own stupidity
• Pantalone


  • High status master/vecchi, dirty old man character, leads with his hose and chin, wants young women
• Dottore


  • Knows everything but understands nothing, leads with his nose and belly, loves to hear his own voice
• Capitano


  • Character rooster, leads with knees or chest, warrior, thinks himself a great lover and Spanish swordfighter, coward at heart
• The Lovers


  • Children of the masters, use language, poetry, music, singing, dancing, lead with their hearts, despair very quickly, lots of jealousy
• Columbina


  • Servant/Zanni, animal pet cat, escapes men who love her, flirts with audience, smart, mischievous, charming
• Columbina-like characters


  • Miss Piggy
  • Linda Belcher
• Brighella


  • Servant/Zanni, animal rat, snake, or large cat, plays tricks on high status characters, sneaky, speaks to the audience, comes up with risky plans
• Brighella-like characters


  • Jafar
  • Zack Morris
  • Dwight
• Pulcinella


  • Servant/Zanni, animal chicken or parrot, says what he's thinking, makes comments about the audience, cunning
• Pulcinella-like characters


  • Beetlejuice
  • Crazy Harry
  • Homer Simpson
• Arlecchino


  • Servant/Zanni, animal monkey, leads with nose or feet, quick on his feet, always on the move, curious but easily distracted
• Arlecchino-like characters


  • Kermit
  • Bob
  • Peter Pan
  • Donkey
• Stupino


  • Servant/Zanni, animal toad or hamster, very slow of mind and feet, wants to please the master, seems unintelligent until he surprises everyone
• Stupino-like characters


  • Beavis and Butt-Head
  • Smee
• Pantalone like characters

  Squidward

  Mr. Krabs

  Mr. O’Hare
• Dottore like characters

  sam the eagle

  micheal scott

  sue sylvester
• Capitano like characters

  gaston

  captain hook

  cinderella’s prince (Into the Woods)

  cowardly lion
• The lovers like characters

  Troy+gabriella

  finn+rachel

  nick+charlie

  romeo and juliet (gnomeo and juliet)