[NEohioPAL] Global Day of Commedia dell'Arte Comes to North-East Ohio!

[Jess Rudolph]

Ciao!

Next Thursday, February 25, is the first annual 
Global Day of Commedia dell'Arte, a movement 
spearheaded by the 
<http://www.incommedia.org/>Associazione 
SAT-incommedia in Italy and 
<http://www.factionoffools.org/>Faction of Fools 
in Washington, DC to celebrate the 465th birthday 
of this masked improvisational comedic theatre 
and to highlight it as part of the Italian cultural heritage!

<http://www.factionoffools.org/participants.html>Over 
60 troupes, schools, and theatres in at least 20 
countries around the world are already 
participating - and two of those are from 
North-East Ohio! And first, we'll blatantly and 
shamelessly (as any good commedia troupe will do) promote ourselves!

<http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/>The Confused 
Greenies are celebrating Commedia dell'Arte Day 
with not one but two original productions at 
8:00pm on Thursday the 25 and an encore on Saturday the 27!

The first is 
<http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/plays/2010-02-25_Close-Encounters.html>Close 
Encounters of the Foolish Kind.  The aliens of 
planet R-L-Kwin are plotting to harness the power 
of the Most Foolish Comedy in the Multiverse - 
the masked improvisations of Commedia dell’Arte! 
But their stock Commedia character replicants 
might get a little too carried away with the 
foolery!!  This story not only teaches about 
commedia but also showcases a series of short 
farces as seen through a science-fiction 
framework (most fitting as this is also a prequel 
to our 
<http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/plays/2010-04-23_Dottore-Who.html>Dottore 
Who & the Zealous Ones, which is a sequel to our 
successful 2009 parody, 
<http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/plays/2009-04-24_Dottore-Who.html>Dottore 
Who & the Three Locks of Time).

Next up is 
<http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/plays/2010-02-25_Arlecchino-Lends-a-Hand.html>Arlecchino 
Lends a Hand - a play so traditional by 16th 
Century Standards it's very risqué by 21st 
Century Standards! While Close Encounters is 
family friendly (a little slapstick violence 
never hurt anyone!), we must stress that 
Arlecchino Lends a Hand is ADULTS ONLY for its 
inadvertent & inappropriate situations, clueless 
innuendos and metaphors, and the general 
all-around good-&-wholesome bawdiness we all 
love.  Hey, just tell yourself it's historical 
culture and fine art! That's what we do!

Our performances on both Thursday and Saturday 
are free and include light refreshments. In lieu 
of tickets, we are holding a fundraiser to 
support local theatre programs in the community 
(we're still investigating which programs).  The 
performances are being held in 
<http://wiki.case.edu/Nord_Hall>Nord Hall on the 
<http://www.case.edu/>Case Western Reserve 
University campus 
(<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10900+Euclid+Ave,+Cleveland,+Ohio+44106&sll=41.505862,-81.605973&sspn=0.01157,0.01929&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=10900+Euclid+Ave,+Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio+44106&z=16>10900 
Euclid Ave) in Cleveland.

Shameless self promotions done - the other 
participant from the area is Miller South School 
for the Visual & Performing Arts Commedia 
dell'arte Troupe in Akron! Unlike ours, I can 
safely say they'll have a family friendly show!

8:00pm, Thursday, February 25: Global Day of Commedia dell'Arte
8:00pm, Saturday, February 27: Encore performances
<http://wiki.case.edu/Nord_Hall>Nord Hall, 
<http://www.case.edu/>Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
Free!

Email: lazzi at case.edu for more details, questions, or directions!

foolishly yours,
--Jess


Jess Rudolph (Niccolò Bartolazzi), Capocomico of 
the Patchwork Players Productions:
The Confused Greenies - the Greatest, Loudest, 
and Most Pompous Commedia dell'Arte troupe at Case Western Reserve University
i Verdi Confusi - the Greatest of the Newest 
Commedia dell'Arte troupe in Northern Oaken of the Midrealm

http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/

-a hungry, hapless, and hopeful harlequin
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