Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?

Yesterday the astronauts on the Artemis II mission flew into an eclipse of the Sun by the Moon. And almost two years ago was the Great American Eclipse which inspired us to write the scenario "The Totality of Confusion"! Perhaps Pennsic 2026 is when this farce will see (or maybe not see) the light of day!

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As the crew of the Artemis II journeys to the Moon, so can you - 16th Century style with a zany cast of commedia dell'arte characters as envisioned by medieval and Renaissance writers! "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon" blasts off next Saturday, April 11 at the Ohio State University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies conference on "Star Gazing: Astrology and Astronomy in the Medieval and Renaissance Imagination"!

See more about the event: https://cmrs.osu.edu/events/star-gazing-astrology-and-astronomy-medieval-and-renaissance-imagination

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Later this month (April 25) is the 20th birthday of The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company so let's here some words of (comedic) wisdom from Players of the Patchwork!

"Laugh while you learn. And learn while you laugh." --Alienor de Saint Remi (mka Megan M. Matthews)

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As the crew of the Artemis II journeys to the Moon, so can you - 16th Century style with a zany cast of commedia dell'arte characters as envisioned by medieval and Renaissance writers! "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon" blasts off next Saturday, April 11 at the Ohio State University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies conference on "Star Gazing: Astrology and Astronomy in the Medieval and Renaissance Imagination"!

See more about the event: https://cmrs.osu.edu/events/star-gazing-astrology-and-astronomy-medieval-and-renaissance-imagination

#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #OSU #OhioState #OhioStateUniversity #Moon #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Renaissance #History #Conference

The theme for yesterday's Barony of the Cleftlands {Not So} Regular {Not January} Event has the "The Lord of Misrule Reigns" so you know we brought a commedia dell'arte play, an encore of "The Kidnapping of Arlecchino" and the first time we've staged this short farce in-person in Ohio!

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Though most of the troupe is away teaching and performing commedia dell'arte at the the Barony of the Cleftlands {Not So} Regular {Not January} Event "The Lord of Misrule Reigns" today, the kitties back home at the Patchwork Palace wish you a most fantastic first #Caturday of April!

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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 to perform our short commedia dell'arte play "The Kidnapping of Arlecchino"! Today, Saturday April 4!

See more: https://events.cleftlands.org/regular-event/

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After the amazing Artemis II launch yesterday, we have our own moonshot coming up!

Journey to the Moon with a zany cast of commedia dell'arte characters as envisioned by medieval and Renaissance writers! "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon" blasts off on Saturday, April 11 at the Ohio State University's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies conference on "Star Gazing: Astrology and Astronomy in the Medieval and Renaissance Imagination"!

See more about the event: https://cmrs.osu.edu/events/star-gazing-astrology-and-astronomy-medieval-and-renaissance-imagination

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Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?

Yesterday was our beloved April Fools Day! A few years ago we foolishly accidentally wrote a farce as a demonstration of commedia dell'arte that turned out to be a quite good play of its own! Perhaps, especially as we're showcasing commedia to more audiences lately, Pennsic 2026 is time to let "An Accidental Farce" stand the stage on its own?

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The first of April is practically a holiday for this troupe of fools! So we encourage you all to have foolish fun and folly on Wednesday - and in fact everyday! We're not talking cruel pranks but the joys being mirthful and silly can bring to life!

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