These are words to live by if you ever find yourself a commedia dell'arte character with the rare functioning brain cells!
"Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people." --Michel de Montaigne
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Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Earlier this year we distracted ourselves from the play we were supposed to be writing to instead craft an adaptation of a historic farce form the earliest days of commedia dell'arte. Given two of our likely plays are to be experimental, perhaps our third should be the more traditional "The Unexpected Twin" where the actor for the disguised Isabella also plays her long-lost twin brother in numerous quick costume changes!
Follow and check back often for updates! But whatever our final selection is, you can come laugh at us on:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
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It's Commencement season! And to all the graduates out there, may your education and your degree be more robust than whatever commedia dell'arte's Dottore Gratiano claims to have!
And though your current program may be done, we believe we should always keep learning!
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Don't panic but don't wait! The best way to make sure you can catch all our amazing commedia dell'arte at Pennsic this summer is to register now at the discount rate and secure additional space for your camping group!
The deadline to pre-reg is one month from today on Monday, June 15: https://bit.ly/PennsicReg
Catch us on:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
In 2016 we crafted "Fabritio Ties the Knot" for SCA 50 Year, a bawdy scenario inspired by the main play at that event as well as our original naughty show. It's scandalously appropriate for Pennsic party entertainment so maybe this will be in addition to our public shows!
Follow and check back often for updates! But whatever our final selection is, you can come laugh at us on:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
We are pleased to announce the official showtimes for i Verdi Confusi's commedia dell'arte performances at Pennsic 53 this summer!
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
We're still finalizing which plays we will stage but now you can mark your calendars to come catch us and all our zany fun!
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Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Last year as we explored the fantastical commedia dell'arte pastorale we wrote a parody of Super Mario Bros. In 2025 we held our first dramatic reading - but perhaps Pennsic 2026 is game time for a fully staged production of "The Mushrooms of Arcadia"?
Follow and check back often for updates! But whatever our final selection is, you can come laugh at us on:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Mario #SuperMarioBros #VideoGame #Fantasy #Mushrooms
It's National Limerick Day!
Ya know, what we do is similar... A rhythmic pattern, a lot of silly, a titbit raunchy, and playful humor more clever than it has any right to be!
"Commedia Dell’Arte a theatrical art,
Improv and mask and slapstick to start!
Often quite bawdy,
And sometimes is naughty,
A comedy loved with all of our heart!"
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Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
While some of our options are actual adaptations of historic plays from early commedia, "The Brother Who Was Believed Dead" is an original work but directly inspired by the early 17th Century scenarios written by Flaminio Scala about the 16th Century i Gelosi!
Follow and check back often for updates! But whatever our final selection is, you can come laugh at us on:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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