Commedia dell’arte, a form of rehearsed improvised comedy, is a popular component of drama education programs at high schools and universities partly because it has clear acting techniques, simple staging and hilarious plot lines. Origins – Commedia dell’arte…
A comprehensive list of more than 300 commedia dell’arte characters divided into masters/lovers/servants (male/female). Masters Lovers Servants Vecchi (plural) Innamorati (plural) Zanni Vecchio (old men) Innamorato (male) Vecchia (old women) Innamorata (female) Amoroso Male Male…
Image gallery of popular Commedia dell’Arte characters, compiled to assist teachers and students of theatre.
Theatre of the Absurd Origins Existentialism refers to a particular view of the nature of man’s existence. The existentialist believes that man starts life with nothing. His life is made up of acts; through the…
