Renaissance Theatre in Italy

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Renaissance Theatre in Italy Commedia Dell’arte Renaissance Theatre in Italy

Sketch Comedy Commedia dell’arte: comedy of types, players, or characters It is the forerunner to modern sketch comedies and improvisations Mad TV Saturday Night Live Studio C

Stock Characters Each scene had recognizable characters, and setting Pantalone-foolish old man Dottore-intelligent old man Servants and Clowns-harlequin/zanni’s Young lovers

Masks The comic characters all wore masks They covered half the face Made of leather Exaggerated features

Sound Effects The comic effect was based on physical comedy and putting live sound effects with the action Slide whistles Slapsticks Crashes Music/Minstrels

Performance Example