During our murder mystery commedia dell'arte "The Unusual Suspects" at Pennsic 2025, Players of the Patchwork Elio Fidelis and Larisa West entertained us for the first intermezzo!
You can catch the full video of the three-act performance on our YouTube.
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An example from one of our commedia dell'arte farces to describe how old we all felt at the start of January 2026 versus how old we all feel now at the end of January 2026.... seventy-eight weeks later....
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"Congress shall make no law... prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
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Don't be a grouch! January 29 is Curmudgeons Day 2026! Or should we say... Pantalone Day? For being a curmudgeon is so tied to this old miserly man il Magnifico stock commedia dell'arte character we even used the term in the title for the earliest commedia performance (21 years ago next week) that lead to the creation of The Confused Greenies!
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When times are stressful, remember that laughter and joy not only help us move forward but also are a form of resistance against trouble. One of our mottos is making the world better one laugh, one smile, at a time.
"Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away." --Benjamin Franklin
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The Foxy Bard & Twig entertained during our DnD-inspired commedia dell'arte "A Mockery of Mimicry" at Pennsic 2024 but we've been friends for over a decade! Catch Foxy & Twig LIVE tonight (Saturday, January 24) at 9:00pm EST on YouTube - and vote for them for the Renaissance Festival Awards!
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/live/RU1VHFi-j3A
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Yesterday was One Liners Day but we aren't going to let some technical difficulties stop us from bringing the puns showcased by our commedia dell'arte fools!
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Change the world with one smile, one laugh, but always be you!
"You will change your mind; You will change your looks; You will change your smile, laugh, and ways but no matter what you change, you will always be you." --Martin Luther King Jr
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How are we nearly two weeks into 2026 already?
"May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions." --Joey Lauren Adams
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It's a New Year so where might we bring the laughter in 2026?
Though our calendar is still being decided and more events are likely to be added, here is where we hope you can find us in the coming months:
➤Commedia dell'Arte Day in February
➤Zipcon in February
➤Cleveland ConCoction in March
➤Cleftlands Not So Regular Event in April
➤OSU Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies in April
➤Our 20th Anniversary celebration in April
➤Confluence in July
➤Pennsic War in August
➤One World Day in August
➤Barrington Elementary School Medieval Day in November
And hopefully much more! Come laugh at us!
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For National Word Nerd Day we'll geek out about some modern words derived from commedia dell'arte!
➤"zany" is from zanni, commedia's foolish male servants, including one named Zanni
➤"scenario" is because commedia actors would pin their brief outline of the play on the back of the stage scenery
➤"slapstick" as a genre of physical comedy comes from the wooden smacking prop used by Arlecchino and other commedia characters
➤"harlequin" is a later evolution of the name Arlecchino
➤"pants" is the short of "pantaloons" which were named after the harlequinade character Pantaloon a descendent of commedia's Pantalone...
... Meaning without commedia dell'arte... we would all be PANTSLESS! 🤣
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January 8 being Typing Day is probably as good an excuse as any to share how it's felt trying write almost 30 different commedia dell'arte scenarios over the past few weeks as we slammed our #Inktober 2025 challenge and prepped for performances at events this year including Cleveland ConCoction, Ohio State University, and Pennsic!
Are you writing today?
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2026 has started and that means pre-registration for Pennsic 53 is NOW OPEN! The best way to make sure you can catch all our amazing commedia dell'arte this summer is to pre-reg at the discount rate and secure additional space for your camping group!
Sure the deadline is months away but best do it now (we know how we ll get). Pre-reg here: https://bit.ly/PennsicReg
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So what New Year's resolutions did commedia dell'arte characters make... and four days into 2026 how are those resolutions going?
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Happy New Year!
But wait - 2025, we're not quite done with you yet! Let's look back once more on all the fun The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company had this most recent trip around the sun!
Though we did not stage as many performances or travel to as many places as the prior year, what we did was majestic including our first commedia dell'arte pastorale historic fantasy style plays and our first fully staged reading, a sudden and unexpected giant whale, and then wrapping up with writing dozens of new three-act scenarios for future productions!
This year was tough in many ways and stressful. But it's always been our goal to make the world better one laugh, one smile at at a time!
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2025. It was a good year for The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company. Though we did not stage as many performances or travel to as many places as the prior year, what we did was majestic including our first commedia dell'arte pastorale historic fantasy style plays and our first fully staged reading, a sudden and unexpected giant whale, and then wrapping up with writing dozens of new three-act scenarios for future productions!
This year was tough in many ways and stressful. But it's always been our goal to make the world better one laugh, one smile at at a time!
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This morning is our final #MondayMotivation of 2025 but that means we look forward to crafting our next adventures in 2026 and hopefully you'll join us! It's always within us to make the world better one laugh, one smile at a time.
"The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written." --Melody Beattie
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Ready to sew
Got all the bits and pieces cut out and ready to begin sewing my new tunic. Think I will start that tomorrow. Feeling accomplished that I got everything to that stage. #MySCA, #SCA, #Costuming, #ThreeMountains, #Sewing,
In October we challenged ourselves with 62 #Inktober prompts to brainstorm ideas for new commedia dell'arte plays. Last month we fleshed out each of the ideas in preparation to write 31 new scenarios before the end of 2025!
Heading into the home stretch of December and we've completed six more drafts for Days:
➤22: "The Illuminated Harlequin"
➤16: "The Aragon Trail"
➤27: "Opinions on the Onion Farm"
➤30 "The Necromancer's Romancer"
➤01: "The Miser's Scholarship"
➤19: "A Farce of Fire & Ice"
Keep checking back for updates on our writing progress as we do a final big push over the reainder of the holiday break!
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