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Piccolo Theatre: Commedia Character Shorts- Pantalone (Chapter 2)
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Commedia Character Shorts- Pantalone (Chapter 2). You will see a lot of this hilarious character in Servant of Two Masters. Consists of tight red trousers or stockings, a long, loose black cloak with free-flowing sleeves, a brimless red hat and slippers. He usually wears a giant codpiece to advertise his virility (which everyone knows to be long gone) and wears a pouch of money on his belt that usually hangs suggestively next to his cod piece. Visit the Piccolo Theatre Website.
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Piccolo Theatre: March 2011
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Piccolo Theatre and "il Piccolo". You may not know that your favorite Chicagoland Piccolo Theatre. Named itself after The Piccolo Theatre of Milan. Or, as the Milanese call it, il Piccolo. Our ensemble was lucky enough to see them perform Servant of Two Masters. In 2005 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. With the famous Ferruccio Soleri. And to top the evening off, we were able to meet the Teatro Piccolo actors at the post production party. What a night! May 1947 with Gorky's.
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Piccolo Theatre: Piccolo Theatre and "il Piccolo"
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Piccolo Theatre and "il Piccolo". You may not know that your favorite Chicagoland Piccolo Theatre. Named itself after The Piccolo Theatre of Milan. Or, as the Milanese call it, il Piccolo. Our ensemble was lucky enough to see them perform Servant of Two Masters. In 2005 at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. With the famous Ferruccio Soleri. And to top the evening off, we were able to meet the Teatro Piccolo actors at the post production party. What a night! May 1947 with Gorky's.
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Piccolo Theatre: April 2011
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Thursday, April 7, 2011. Commedia Character Shorts- Smeraldina (Chapter 6). Arlecchino) has met his match in this high-spirited female servant (Servetta)! She occupies a special place among the Commedia characters, being one of the highest-ranking of them all. Often the only functional intellect on the stage, Smeraldina assists her mistress (the innamorata. To gain the affections of her lover, often while simultaneously managing the whereabouts and moods of the innamorato. Although Columbina became the m...
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Piccolo Theatre: August 2010
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Friday, August 27, 2010. If nothing else good comes out of our crisis, perhaps it will serve as a wake-up call for the entire nation. It's time to put our shoulders to the wheel to solve our problems. Doing nothing is not an option for America. Much of poor America, especially in our major cities, has been Third World America for decades. Soon the urban middle classes and even upper classes will become better acquainted with that world. Janet Travakoli, Huffington Post. Travakoli has also written about.
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Piccolo Theatre: Commedia Character Shorts- Brighella (Chapter 5)
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Thursday, March 17, 2011. Commedia Character Shorts- Brighella (Chapter 5). If you find yourself playing a servant on a Commedia stage, you had better keep your eyes on Brighella! He is essentially Arlecchino's. He is an observer, and always keeps his cool.for is something upsets him he will get his revenge later either upon his aggressor or whoever is unfortunately near. His character is usually from Bergamo, same as our beloved Truffaldino. His name by itself briga. Brighella mask by Antonio Fava.
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Piccolo Theatre: Commedia Character Shorts- Innamorati (Chapter 3)
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Commedia Character Shorts- Innamorati (Chapter 3). The Innamorati, or Lovers, are delightful characters! They create situations of desperation, gossip, envy, and are always stumbling upon obstacles that keeps them apart from their lover.all excellent material around which action can be developed for all of the other characters. Being separated from their lover (could there be anything worse? There can be two sets of lovers in a Commedia dell'Arte. The Lovers elegant costumes.
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Piccolo Theatre: This Just In! Early Praise for Servant of Two Masters
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Thursday, March 3, 2011. Early Praise for Servant of Two Masters. We had such a fantastic opening night with Servant of Two Masters! I'm not sure who had more fun- the audience or the actors. Well, we do know that the critics enjoyed it. Take a peek at what they have to say, and click the links to see the entire review. We have absolutely nothing to hide with these reviews! Photo by REP3.com. This company performs pure “Commedia dell’Arte”! And what they do is. Photo by REP3.com. The production delivers ...
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Piccolo Theatre: February 2009
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009. The Piccolo Theatre blog is currently under construction. Until this is up, please visit our webpage www.piccolotheatre.com. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Piccolo Theatre Web Site. Piccolo Commedia dell'Arte Collection. Six Dead Queens Blog. Vaudeville and Vixens Blog. Wwwpiccolotheatre.com. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Piccolo Theatre: Commedia Character Shorts- Il Dottore (Chapter 4)
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Commedia Character Shorts- Il Dottore (Chapter 4). Il Dottore is not a physician, he just has a university degree. To hear him tell it, he probably has several of them. He and Pantalone. Function together as the old men trying to marry off their children and generally making a mess of it. Pantalone and Il Dottore are the alter ego of each other, Pantalone being the decadent wealthy merchant, and Il Dottore being the decadent erudite. He is full of bologna! Which since the Renais...
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