The kitties of the Patchwork Palace and Skarino remind you that cats and Daleks are superior (not kings) but also implore you to have a wonderful and productive final #Caturday of March!
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While we're going to the Moon in a 16th Century style sci-fi play at Ohio State University today, the kitties are running "mission control" back at the Patchwork Palace on an out-of-thyis-world #Caturday!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #Alien #SciFi #ScienceFiction #OhioState #OSU
The kitties of the Patchwork Palace wish you a beautiful first #Caturday of Spring! Dalek Skarino also mandates that your Spring be a superior season.
#Cat #Cats #Kitty #Kitties #Dalek #DoctorWho #ScienceFiction #SciFi
On Saturday we performed Renaissance theatrical art in Columbus. On Sunday we went to view Renaissance painted art in Columbus!
After our performance of "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon", one of our Players of the Patchwork suggested we attend a talk at the Columbus Museum of Art the following day on the restoration of "Hercules and Omphale" by the amazing 17th Century painter Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the few recognized woman masters of the art for the period.
The story of the painting is also fascinating, previously unknown to the world at large until being damaged in the 2020 Beirut explosion but being restore after years of dedicated effort by the Getty Museum.
We've explored works by Gentileschi and other artists for inspiration in commedia dell'arte!
#Gentileschi #Artemisia #ArtemisiaGentileschi #Renaissance #Painting #Art #Hercules #RenaissancePainting #RenaissanceArt #Columbus #ColumbusMuseumOfArt
On Saturday, April 25 we celebrate our troupe's big 20th birthday so we're doing a retrospective countdown!
Year 1 (2006 - 2007) saw "The Days After the Days of the Valentine's" as our first performance under the banner of The Confused Greenies, a short modernized commedia dell'arte farce for the combined Carnevale & Mardi Gras celebration at our alma mater of Case Western Reserve University!
Year 2 (2007 - 2008) we adapted "The Horoscope" at CWRU as our first traditional commedia dell'arte full three-act play which we'd later encore several times as one of our faves!
Year 3 (2008 - 2009) we expanded from our traditional commedia dell'arte roots to study a different culture's historic improvised theatre in our first "Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen" shows at CWRU's Anime Marathon!
Year 4 (2009 - 2010) the troupe got really active including modernized commedia dell'rte of both "Doctor Who" and our first musical parody of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"!
Year 5 (2010 - 2011) we kept the momentum going with an even bigger season, the highlight the premiere of "Dottore Who & the Zealous Ones" where our bumbling parody time traveler meets the most famous commedia dell'arte troupe in history during a foolish alien invasion of the Italian Renaissance! Still one of our finest performances to date that also introduced our signature short play "It All Makes Sense Now!"
Follow us and check back soon for the next set of years!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CaseWesternReserve #Birthday #Anniversary #20Years
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 #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Renaissance #History #Conference #Moon
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!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Cleftlands #Midrealm #MiddleKingdom #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
March 30 is National Victoria Day! While we might have preferred a National Vittoria Day (after the famous commedia dell'arte prima donna Vittoria Piisimi from the 16th Century) we take these words by Victoria Scott to heart everyday:
"Everyone wants to play. They're just afraid of looking stupid. But you know what's stupid? Not trying. So just...try."
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #theater #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
It's the first day of Spring! A season of growing green and beautiful blossoming colors, just how The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company like it!
As spring is sprung, we look to go to the Moon next month with a historic "sci-fi" commedia dell'arte followed by our 20th Birthday celebration on April 25! Make sure to follow us for updates!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Theater #Spring #Equinox #SpringEquinox #VernalEquinox
Tax Day is TOMORROW (Wednesday, April 15)! Make sure you have a plan - and preferably better than the one Brighella and the Doge came up with in our commedia dell'arte "A Dogerous Game" at Masque de la Fou in the Society for Creative Anachronism, this week 9 years ago!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Tax #TaxSeason #TaxDay
On Saturday, April 25 we celebrate our troupe's big 20th birthday so we're doing a retrospective countdown!
Year 6 (2011 - 2012) was when we officially were on the schedule for Pennsic for the first time with an encore of "The Horoscope"!
Year 7 (2012 - 2013) saw some of our biggest performances ever as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of "Doctor Who" with several parodies including our Defenders of Neo-Nippon 3 Team Henshin-H anime crossover "Dottore Who & the Curse of the Fatal Fanservice"!
Year 8 (2013 - 2014) 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"!
Year 9 (2014 - 2015) when we prepared for trouble and made it double with our Defenders of Neo-Nippon 3 Team Henshin-H anime parody "QB's Used Wish Emporium" at at our alma mater Case Western Reserve University's Anime Marathon!
Year 10 (2015 - 2016) we went to a Patchwork Multiverse that's right over there with a bawdy commedia dell'arte parody of Star Wars and one of our punniest titles in "Looking for Love in Alderaan Places" as our first full length performance at Cleveland ConCoction!
Follow us and check back soon for the next set of years!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #ClevelandConCoction #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #DoctorWho #Anime #SciFi #ScienceFiction #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CaseWesternReserve #Birthday #Anniversary #20Years
We invite you to journey to the Moon... 16th Century style with a zany cast of commedia dell'arte characters with space travel as envisioned by medieval and Renaissance writers! "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon" blasts off this 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 #OSU #OhioState #OhioStateUniversity #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Renaissance #History #Conference #ScienceFiction #SciFi
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
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #OSU #OhioState #OhioStateUniversity #Moon #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Renaissance #History #Conference
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!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #Fool #Foolish #Fools
March 31 is International Trans Day of Visibility. People who are trans, nonbinary, fluid, and all identities have always been part of theatre, culture, and our world and the performing arts is built on expressing yourself and being seen - even when (and sometimes especially so) when wearing costumes and masks).
Celebrate and ensure trans rights are human rights!
Our troupe is a patchwork of players from all walks of life. Together the myriad of patchwork pieces makes something amazing and brilliant. Every patch is valid and wanted and beautiful.
Clothing also has no gender or gender identity. Clothing is clothing. Costumes are an expression. Drag is not a crime and drag has been part of theatre since theatre was a part of theatre.
#TransDayOfVisibility #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransRights
#Theater #PerformingArts #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Next month we return to Ohio State University for a Middle Ages & Renaissance history conference. Several years ago we debuted "The Hazards of Hunting Red-Caps", a fairy funny commedia dell'arte farce! It was the start of a successful run across four states. While we have staged this at Pennsic, we expanded the scenario into a larger cast bawdy version specifically for the PA Tent stage or possibly a private camp. Could Pennsic 2026 be the year the foolish fae return?
Follow us and check back often for more updates on potential plays and our eventual selection!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
Tomorrow (Monday, March 23) is Talk Like William Shakespeare Day! The Bard was very influenced by the Italian commedia dell'arte of the 16th Century but here is our Dalek Skarino delivering the St. Crispin's Day Speech from "Henry V" Act IV Scene 3!
#Dalek #DoctorWho #Shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #Theater #HenryV
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Next month we return to Ohio State University for a Middle Ages & Renaissance history conference; two years ago for this same event we premiered our sports-themed commedia dell'arte "A Comedic Farce of a Fraudulent Cow in Calcio Fiorentino" with a possible plan to "play ball" again at Pennsic in 2026!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #OhioState #OSU #OhioStateUniversity #Sports
Thanks to April Fools Day it's also National Humor Month! But today marks Humorous Day, to remind us to find the funny in every situation so we're encouraged to look on the bright side and embrace laughter as good medicine!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
On Saturday, April 25 we celebrate our troupe's big 20th birthday so we're doing a retrospective countdown!
Year 11 (2016 - 2017) was our first time crafting and bringing a full three-act production to the Popular Cultural & the Deep Past historic conference at the Ohio State University Center on Medieval & Renaissance Studies with our thematic commedia dell'arte parody of magic and fantasy!
Year 12 (2017 - 2018) we joined famous commedia dell'arte troupe i Sebastiani to finally stage "The Heterodyne Boys & the Race to the West Pole" to adapt the play briefly seen in the pages of the "Girl Genius" gaslamp fantasy graphic novel series and with the creators themselves in the audience as Comic Guests of Honor at Marcon!
Year 13 (2018 - 2019) we went back to school - specifically to Miskatonic University that was experiencing "Tentacle Difficulties" in our first Lovecraftian Cthulhu Mythos inspired parody farce for Cleveland ConCoction's eldritch horror themed convention!
Year 14 (2019 - 2020) featured a touring run of one of our favorite commedia dell'arte plays, a fairy funny farce called "The Hazards of Hunting Red-Caps" that we performed three times for Ohio State University, three times for Pennsic, once for Midrealm 50 Year, and more!
Year 15 (2020 - 2021) fell entirely into the pandemic social distancing era but that didn't stop us from staging virtual shows over Zoom including the premiere of Mistress Aibhilin inghean Daibhidh's three-act commedia dell'arte "The Calendimaggio Affair"!
Follow us and check back soon for the final set of years!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #ClevelandConCoction #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #Birthday #Anniversary #20Years
It's April 15 and one of the certainties in life is taxes! But another is laundry. Always more laundry.... When you run a commedia dell'arte troupe with many performances throughout the year, it feels like there are more days than just one that we could call National Laundry Day! Celebrate with some good "clean" fun!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Laundry
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! Here's one to describe how managing the troupe often goes...
"I feed on resolving chaos. You all are a bountiful smorgasbord!" --Niccolò Bartolazzi (mka Jess Rudolph)
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Birthday
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)
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Cleftlands #Midrealm #MiddleKingdom #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Cleftlands #Midrealm #MiddleKingdom #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
Do you plan to vote in Ohio's primary election next month? Even zany fools know to make sure you're registered to vote by this Monday, April 6!
Voting is important every election - make your voice be heard!
See some voting resources: https://www.vote.org/
We in The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company thought that today (the first day of the month of April) was an appropriate time to... uh.... announce our... um.... "totally legit" 2026 "season" .... Yeah... Enjoy!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Dalek #DoctorWho #Anime #AprilFools #AprilFoolsDay #Fool #Foolish #Fools #ComingSoon
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Right in the middle of our November writing challenge last year, we stepped away from our prompts as we'd been inspired to adapt the historic commedia dell'arte "The Nightshirts" from the Corsiano collection in just 48 hours from reading a translation of the original to finishing a draft of a full scenario! We had hoped to stage "The Fortunate Brother" over Zoom for Commedia Day last month but perhaps it's waiting on Pennsic 2026 for it's debut?
Follow us and check back often for more updates on potential plays and our eventual selection!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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 for a performance time to stage a short commedia dell'arte play! Just days after April Fools on Saturday, April 4 in Medina, OH!
See more: https://events.cleftlands.org/regular-event/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Cleftlands #Midrealm #MiddleKingdom #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
Happy World Theatre Day! Every culture has some form of theater and performing arts. Being entertained by these arts lets you learn something about them as well as better understand the people behind them.
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
We've submitted our requests to stage three commedia dell'arte performances at Pennsic 53 this summer! We're currently planning to encore "What Went Down in Goblin Town?" (premiered at Cleveland ConCoction earlier this month) and "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon" (premiering at Ohio State University next month) plus a to-be-decided additional play. We hope to provide some private camp entertainment again as well!
Follow and keep watching for updates!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
March 19 is National Let's Laugh Day but... isn't that everyday when you're The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company?
Striving to make the world better one laugh, one smile at a time!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #ClevelandConCoction #CleCon #Goblin #Goblins #Tolkien #LotR #Fantasy #Laugh #Laughing #Laughter
Last month, we returned to Zipcon at the University of Akron TODAY to stage four more plays inspired by kyōgen (historic Japanese comedic theatre)! Keep watch here as the full video of the performance will be released soon!
#Theater #Improv #Improvisation #AnimeConvention #AnimeCon #Zipcon #Akron #UniversityOfAkron
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Next month we return to Ohio State University for a Middle Ages & Renaissance history conference with a farce about space travel in the Renaissance! But this isn't our first "traditional" commedia dell'arte with "science-fiction" elements. And perhaps we'll do another "time travel" play. Pennsic is now exactly four months in the future - and could we have already debuted "The Fabricated Future of Fabritio" at Pennsic 53 in that timeline?
Follow us and check back often for more updates on potential plays and our eventual selection!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #TimeTravel #SciFi #ScienceFiction
If you are protesting today (or any day), make sure you know your rights. Be as safe as you can be but be effective. And if you cannot protest in-person, there are many other ways to support causes you care about. And remember: freedom of expression and freedom of speech are two of our most important rights to exercise.
But mostly, also make sure to continue to laugh, smile, and have fun. Even in dark times, find the joy. It's not just about living but about making life worthwhile!
See more: https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Protest #FreedomOfExpression #FreedomOfSpeech
We invite you to journey to the Moon... 16th Century style with a zany cast of commedia dell'arte characters with space travel as envisioned by medieval and Renaissance writers! "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon" blasts off this 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 #OSU #OhioState #OhioStateUniversity #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Renaissance #History #Conference
Resident Earth alien anthropologist B'Lazzo the Phlop'Globblen has a response to the recent meteor explosion over Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday, March 17, 2026... but don't ask them about Tunguska in 1908...
#Cleveland #CLE #ClevelandMeteor #ClevelandExplosion #Boom #Meteor #Alien #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Comedy #ComedyShorts
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
Days ago the astronauts on the Artemis II mission flew into an eclipse of the Sun by the Moon. And this week two years ago was the Great North American Eclipse which inspired us to write the scenario "The Totality of Confusion"! Perhaps Pennsic 2026 is when this farce will see the light (or maybe the dark?) of day!
Follow us and check back often for more updates on potential plays and our eventual selection!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Eclipse
March 18 is Awkward Moments Day! But really, this is any day when you're a commedia dell'arte character!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #AwkwardMoments #Awkward
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?
Follow us and check back often for more updates on potential plays and our eventual selection!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
This past weekend we had a great time launching our premier of a Renaissance style science-fiction commedia dell'arte, "Arlecchino, Emperor on the Moon", for the Ohio State University Center on Medieval and Renaissance Studies!
Check back soon for more mission report!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #OSU #OhioState #OhioStateUniversity #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Renaissance #History #Conference #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Moon
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!
Follow us and check back often for more updates on potential plays and our eventual selection!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Eclipse
Our alma mater Case Western Reserve University continues it's run of the musical "Pippin" this week at the Maltz Performing Arts Center by the Department of Theater! See more here: https://case.edu/maltzcenter/calendar-events/cwru-department-theater/pippin
Years ago, we loaned props to the the campus musical theatre student org Footlighters for their staging of "Pippin".
#Theater #Pippin #Musical #CWRU #CaseWesternReserve #CaseWesternReserveUnitiversity
Choices, choices... What commedia dell'arte shall we bring to Pennsic 53 this July and August?
One should always expect to get wet sometime during Pennsic. Usually it's from the rain but if you're a Spanish captain... Should we premiere the long-awaited "The Captain & the River", a farce of faithful love, vengeful ghosts, and wet clothing inspired by one of Flaminio Scala's historic scenarios!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
Last week at Gulf Wars, Player of the Patchwork Mathias Blackett was Elevated to the Order of the Laurel in the Society for Creative Anachronism for his research, teaching, and application of performing arts! As part of the ceremony, a group of actors staged a commedia dell'arte play appropriately titled "The Ceremony" which also starred other Players of the Patchwork including Aibhilin, Anton, and Efenwealt and had writing contributions from our own capocomico.
Huzzah to Mathias and we hope to perform commedia with you again soon, at minimum for online production projects!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
Do you plan to vote in Ohio's primary election next month? Even zany fools know to make sure you're registered to vote! The deadline is TODAY (Monday, April 6)!
Voting is important every election - make your voice be heard!
See some voting resources: https://www.vote.org/
March 23 is Talk Like Shakespeare Day! The famous playwright was very influenced by commedia dell'arte including the fanciful commedia pastorale. Here is a line from the witches in the "Scottish Play" (ACT IV Scene 1) that... well if you love performing and merriment could be seen as motivational!
"Come, sisters, cheer we up his sprites,
And show the best of our delights:
I'll charm the air to give a sound,
While you perform your antic round." --William Shakespeare
#MondayMotivation: March 23, 2026 Talk Like Shakespeare Day
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Shakespeare #WilliamShakespeare #ShakespeareQuotes #WilliamShakespeareQuotes
Huzzah to Player of the Patchwork Master Mathias Blackett who is being Elevated to the Order of the Laurel in the Society for Creative Anachronism for his research, teaching, and participation in the arts including commedia dell'arte! The elevation ceremony at Gulf Wars today as part of a commedia play featuring other Players of the Patchwork with the full three-act version encored tomorrow!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA