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…
The reach of The Drama Teacher was recently extended to Facebook and Twitter. On a slightly different note, I am now publishing images about all aspects of theatre and drama education to Instagram. I am…
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.
