When times are stressful, remember that laughter and joy not only help us move forward but also are a form of resistance against trouble. One of our mottos is making the world better one laugh, one smile, at a time.
"Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away." --Benjamin Franklin
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The Foxy Bard & Twig entertained during our DnD-inspired commedia dell'arte "A Mockery of Mimicry" at Pennsic 2024 but we've been friends for over a decade! Catch Foxy & Twig LIVE tonight (Saturday, January 24) at 9:00pm EST on YouTube - and vote for them for the Renaissance Festival Awards!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/RU1VHFi-j3A
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Yesterday was One Liners Day but we aren't going to let some technical difficulties stop us from bringing the puns showcased by our commedia dell'arte fools!
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How are we nearly two weeks into 2026 already?
"May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions." --Joey Lauren Adams
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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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January 8 being Typing Day is probably as good an excuse as any to share how it's felt trying write almost 30 different commedia dell'arte scenarios over the past few weeks as we slammed our #Inktober 2025 challenge and prepped for performances at events this year including Cleveland ConCoction, Ohio State University, and Pennsic!
Are you writing today?
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2026 has started and that means pre-registration for Pennsic 53 is NOW OPEN! The best way to make sure you can catch all our amazing commedia dell'arte this summer is to pre-reg at the discount rate and secure additional space for your camping group!
Sure the deadline is months away but best do it now (we know how we ll get). Pre-reg here: https://bit.ly/PennsicReg
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So what New Year's resolutions did commedia dell'arte characters make... and four days into 2026 how are those resolutions going?
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Happy New Year!
But wait - 2025, we're not quite done with you yet! Let's look back once more on all the fun The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company had this most recent trip around the sun!
Though we did not stage as many performances or travel to as many places as the prior year, what we did was majestic including our first commedia dell'arte pastorale historic fantasy style plays and our first fully staged reading, a sudden and unexpected giant whale, and then wrapping up with writing dozens of new three-act scenarios for future productions!
This year was tough in many ways and stressful. But it's always been our goal to make the world better one laugh, one smile at at a time!
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