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"A perfect method of adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large." --Alyce Cornyn-Selby
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12 days until the troupe's 19th birthday so we're retrospectively counting down continuing with Year 8 when we played on the Pennsic Amphitheatre stage for the first time with a double feature of commedia dell'arte adaptations of two farces by the Roman poet Plautus: "Miles Gloriosus" and "Aulularia: the Pot of Gold"!
Roman comedies had a lot of influence on 16th Century theatre, not just our commedia from Italy but also William Shakespeare in England, notably in "A Comedy of Errors" which is currently being staged by our alma mater Case Western Reserve University (and we're going next Friday to see)!
14 days until the troupe's 19th birthday so we're retrospectively counting down continuing with Year 6 when we encored "The Horoscope" as our first full three-act commedia dell'arte officially on the schedule for Pennsic!
We're currently planning what plays to bring to Pennsic 2025!
Dottore Gratiano, Capitano Testosteroné, and Arlecchino should remember that April 7 is International Beaver Day because wild beavers might pose a risk to their wood (that supports the commedia dell'arte setting of the city of Venice)!
April 3 is also Independent Artist Day to remind us to appreciate and find ways to support all the artists out there in any medium that might our world more beautiful, more amazing, and more full of wonder! And with uncertain times, we need art even more and they need our support.
It's the first of April so our troupe of fools encourages you to have foolish fun and folly today - and in fact everyday! We're not talking cruel pranks but the joys being mirthful and silly can bring to life!
We learned commedia dell'arte in a medieval re-creation organization so our Players of the Patchwork might just be medievalists! Happy Hug a Medievalist Day! (hugging with consent of course)
With this back & forth weather, March keeps coming back in like a lion!
"Within each of us there is the heart of a lion, the courage to simply be who & what we are regardless of others opinions or our own fears." --Oriah Dreamer
Do you want to teach a class or stage a performance at Pennsic this summer? Pennsic University's Thing portal is open for submissions! We've got our performances in - some come join us!
Register here: https://thing.pennsicuniversity.org/
When we learned that performance (as well as class and workshop) submissions were open for Pennsic this summer we quickly signed up to once again stage majestic commedia dell'arte at the Performing Arts Tent over the middle weekend and at the Amphitheatre both Peace Week and War Week!
After Cleveland ConCoction this weekend we'll be making serious plans for our appearances at Pennsic so follow up and check back soon!
Happy Carnevale! 
Carnival has intersection with commedia dell'arte and also with the foundation of our troupe. Three years ago we staged "The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of Niphleseth, Queen of the Wild Island of Chitterlingonian Sausages" inspired by the 16th Century satirical novels by François Rabelais. In our play, Dottore Gratiano, Capitano Testosteroné, and Arlecchino hope the spirit of Carnevale season will save them when faced against a supposed army of sausage warriors!
When March is said to come in like a lion and we have another fantasy commedia dell'arte pastoral with fearsome beasts and frightening enchanters this upcoming weekend at Cleveland ConCoction, here's a topical #MondayMotivation!
"I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important." --Roberto Benigni
As we end the month with international Commedia Day, here are three final facts about commedia dell'arte!
International Commedia Day may have been yesterday (Tuesday, February 25) but here are three more facts about commedia dell'arte!
To celebrate Global Commedia Day this week on Tuesday, February 25, here are yet three more facts about commedia dell'arte!
To celebrate Global Commedia Day in one week on Tuesday, February 25, here are three more facts about commedia dell'arte!
Commedia dell'arte is all about romantic escapades! Here's a montage of our "Lovers Approach" lazzo!
To celebrate Global Commedia Day on Tuesday, February 25, here are three more facts about commedia dell'arte!
"I have fallen in love with the imagination. And if you fall in love with the imagination, you understand that it is a free spirit. It will go anywhere, and it can do anything." --Alice Walker
To celebrate Global Commedia Day on Tuesday, February 25, here are three facts about commedia dell'arte!