One of the challenges with teaching Commedia is that students often don’t understand what the plays were actually about. Giving students examples of outlines or scenarios can remove the mystery and allow them to explore this form of theatre with humor and confidence.
Includes:
- Commedia character walk warm-up
- Master/servant game
- Scene starter improv game
- Discussion questions
- One-page of easy physical descriptions of seven Commedia characters
- 15 Commedia scenarios
Example of a Commedia Scenario:
PAIN
(2 characters) Pantalone starts complaining about back pain. Arlecchino comes up with a fake ritual to relieve Pantalone’s pain. The fake ritual works, and Pantalone becomes increasingly numb. Eventually, he cannot feel anything at all or move, so Arlecchino takes the opportunity to steal his money.
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