Commedia Dell Arte

Commedia Dell’ Arte

Day One

Project one: Select a Shakespearian monologue The monologue must be at least 200 words and should be spoken without interruption. Use the following site.

http://shakespeare-monologues.org/

Project two: Research Commedia Dell Arte. You are to research Commedia dell Arte to get a basic understanding, than research the various character archetypes used in Commedia Dell’ Arte. You will than choose one of the character types to use for the duration of the project. Choose wisely as you will have many grades and activities with this character over the next several weeks. Be sure the characters you choose are appropriate for the school environment. Be considerate of others in the class and avoid having several of the same characters in the class period. Pay attention to the mask and costume descriptions as you will be making a mask and developing your own costuming for the character.

Complete the Commedia Character Profile.

These are a few suggested sources to get you started.

http://www.shane-arts.com/commedia.htm

http://www.goldenstag.net/players/CommediaNotes.pdf

http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa110800b.htm