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…
Historically, Elizabethan theatre refers to plays performed in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Students of theatre often forget William Shakespeare was not the only playwright during this time (somewhat understandable when…
