Cast List

Crew List

Performances Oct. 10th & 11th 

Plot Synopsis

Welcome to Delight, Italy! The once happy village is now a sad town ruled by the not-so-very-nice Signora Notsobene Pantalone. The townspeople are frightened of her, while her spirited daughter, Piccola, feels smothered by her mother's rules. Then a rag-tag troupe of traveling actors turns everything upside down. Led by a woman who looks surprisingly like the signora, and with other characters assuming disguises, there's lots of comedic confusion. And it might just lead the citizens of Delight back to their heritage of fun. Winner of the Columbia Entertainment Company's Jackie White Memorial Playwriting Contest.

Commedia Delight ~ Character Descriptions

CITIZENS OF DELIGHT

PENELOPE - NOTSOBENE PANTALONE (f) - Means “Not-so-good” in Italian. Wealthy landowner, head of town, controlling and heartless to all but her daughter. 

ISABELLA - PICCOLA (Peek-oh-la) (f) - N. Pantalone’s spirited daughter. 

ROGER - ESPRESSO (m or f) - Cunning, kind servant. 

BENE PANALONE (f) - Means “good” in Italian. Troupe leader. 

MAESTRO (if female, called DIVA) - Frustrated opera singer. 

PANE (PAH-nay) (m or f) - An emotional baker. 

PESTO - (m) Baker’s assistant, a braggart and a pest. 

ANISE (A-niece) (f) - Pane’s nice niece. 

CALZONE (Cal-zo-nay) (m) - Innkeeper, self-important. 

STILTON (m) - Calzone’s assistant, upright, strong, earnest. 

MASCARPONE (m or f)- Calzone’s assistant; says everything with a smile. 

PROVOLONE (m or f) - Calzone’s assistant; a bit sharp. 

DOLCI (Dol-tschay) (f) - Owns ristorante; sweet, strong. 

GELATO (Jell-a-toe) (m or f) - Dolci’s sweet child. 

SPUMONI (Spew-mow-knee) (m or f) - Dolci’s sweetest child. 

BISCOTTI (m or f) - Dolci’s assistant. (Optional: lines may be given to Dolci’s children.) 

SIGNORA INSALATA (f) - Wise, older woman, catalyst of events. 

CROSTINI (m or f) - Leader of the orphan gang. 

LINGUINI (m or f) - Politest of orphans, bows a lot. 

TEENYTORTELLINI (m or f) - Tallest and rudest of orphans. 

PORCINI (m or f) - Little wild thing, mischievous, mute. 

*ADDITIONAL TOWNFOLK

ACTING TROUPE 

CAPTAIN - PROSCIUTTO (Pro-shoe-toe) (m) - Leading man, totally ham. 

DUSE (Doo-say) (f) - Lead actress with big feelings. 

NINA (f) - Starlet, a ship that sails in the night. 

PINTA (f) - Another starlet, totally clueless. 

MARIA (f) - The last starlet, a ship adrift at sea. 

GEPETTO (m) - Primo designer, everything is about him. 

FELLINI (m or f) - Playwright, rival of Gepetto. 

ACTORA (O) (m or f) - Clown, magician. 

RUSTICA (O) (m or f) - Clown, magician. 

JESTERA (O) (m or f) - Clown, magician. 

*ADDITIONAL TROUPE MEMBERS