Holiday or no holiday, the Players of the Patchwork will take any excuse to wear green and we encourage you to do so tomorrow on Tuesday! 🤣
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The theme this year for the Barony of the Cleftlands {Not So} Regular {Not January} Event has the theme of "The Lord of Misrule Reigns" so of course we - the local troupe of fools - had to sign up for a performance time to stage a short commedia dell'arte play! Just days after April Fools on Saturday, April 4 in Medina, OH!
See more: https://events.cleftlands.org/regular-event/
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To celebrate Global Commedia Day later this Wednesday, February 25, here are three more facts about commedia dell'arte!
➤The theatrical term "slapstick" described comedic stage combat originated from commedia, specifically from the batte carried by or used upon the harlequin fool
➤Though commedia was improvised to a brief outline scenario, most plays had scripted and memorized moments of short scenes, dialogue, or physical comedic bits called lazzi (singular lazzo) that often did not enhance the plot but could be inserted into many plays
➤The most famous actor of commedia in the Italian Renaissance was Isabella Andrieni of i Gelosi who had fan clubs and wrote plays and poetry inspiring many troupes today to use the name for a more clever and self-determined amorosa in contrast to the typically ditzy innamorati
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The core plot to almost every Commedia dell'arte is a farcical and madcap romantic escapade! Here's a montage of our "Lovers Approach" lazzo to celebrate Valentine's Day!
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It's a big sportsball weekend with not only the Superbowl tomorrow but also the Winter Olympics in northern Italy! Perhaps later this year, maybe we'll encore our commedia dell'arte about a Renaissance Italy predecessor to football, "A Comedic Farce of a Fraudulent Cow in Calcio Fiorentino"!
So we say, "Go favorite sportsball team! Move that ball to wherever better than the other sportsball team!"
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Change the world with one smile, one laugh, but always be you!
"You will change your mind; You will change your looks; You will change your smile, laugh, and ways but no matter what you change, you will always be you." --Martin Luther King Jr
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It's a New Year so where might we bring the laughter in 2026?
Though our calendar is still being decided and more events are likely to be added, here is where we hope you can find us in the coming months:
➤Commedia dell'Arte Day in February
➤Zipcon in February
➤Cleveland ConCoction in March
➤Cleftlands Not So Regular Event in April
➤OSU Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies in April
➤Our 20th Anniversary celebration in April
➤Confluence in July
➤Pennsic War in August
➤One World Day in August
➤Barrington Elementary School Medieval Day in November
And hopefully much more! Come laugh at us!
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For National Word Nerd Day we'll geek out about some modern words derived from commedia dell'arte!
➤"zany" is from zanni, commedia's foolish male servants, including one named Zanni
➤"scenario" is because commedia actors would pin their brief outline of the play on the back of the stage scenery
➤"slapstick" as a genre of physical comedy comes from the wooden smacking prop used by Arlecchino and other commedia characters
➤"harlequin" is a later evolution of the name Arlecchino
➤"pants" is the short of "pantaloons" which were named after the harlequinade character Pantaloon a descendent of commedia's Pantalone...
... Meaning without commedia dell'arte... we would all be PANTSLESS! 🤣
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Turning #Inktober into a Commedia dell'Arte Scenario Writing Challenge! Again!
Day 20 Prompts: Valuable & Rivals
Because his son loves Flaminia, Dottore Gratiano sends Flavio off to university so he can court Pantalone's daughter instead with the promise the miserly merchant can marry his daughter Isabella. Flaminia fears Flavio betrayed her feelings and left her to marry an old man. However, Flavio, having befriend Capitano Testosteroné has snuck back home in disguise to woo his beloved - and though she doesn't recognize him she's desperate to escape an arranged marriage with Dottore and wants revenge for Flavio's supposed betrayal. Meanwhile Capitano has fallen in love with Isabella who returns his feelings but to avoid revealing their affair to her father claims the Spanish captain is Dottore's long lost son Silvio! However, when Capitano fears he may actually be Silvio and that he may have courted his own sister, he's driven mad and believes he's Flavio so he must love Flaminia. Seemingly spurned by Capitano, Isabella disguises herself as Silvio to woo Flaminia away from Capitano and her traitorous brother Flavio (who brought Capitano into her life). Meanwhile, to distract Pantalone, Pedrolino tricks the down-on-his-luck swindler Furbo there's buried treasure in the old merchant's garden - and everyone is surprised when Furbo actually finds treasure which may be the key to unlocking the mystery of the long lost Silvio! Of course, it all makes sense now!
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Turning #Inktober into a Commedia dell'Arte Scenario Writing Challenge! Again!
Day 18 Prompts: Rain & Deal
A massive train storm has hit the town for days. Unwilling to wait any longer, Pantalone meets Brighella for a business deal. However, not only does the rain damage the signed contract but the goods are at risk when being moved off Capitano's ship. Under the cover of the storm, Isabella disguises herself as a magician to meet her beloved Oratio but they get lost in the fog. Meanwhile Vittoria worries that the rising waters will potentially compromise certain... "items" she wishes to stay buried. With the storm raging, chaos and confusion is in the forecast!
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