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It's the first Saturday of September - so that means it's officially the first #Caturday of Spooky Season! The kitties and the skelies and all the Players of the Patchwork Palace love the creative and colorful costumes that come with Halloween!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #Commedia #CommediaDellArte #Skeleton #Halloween #SpookySeason
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It's the first Saturday of September - so that means it's officially the first #Caturday of Spooky Season! The kitties and the skelies and all the Players of the Patchwork Palace love the creative and colorful costumes that come with Halloween!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #Commedia #CommediaDellArte #Skeleton #Halloween #SpookySeason
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It's the first Saturday of September - so that means it's officially the first #Caturday of Spooky Season! The kitties and the skelies and all the Players of the Patchwork Palace love the creative and colorful costumes that come with Halloween!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #Commedia #CommediaDellArte #Skeleton #Halloween #SpookySeason
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It's the first Saturday of September - so that means it's officially the first #Caturday of Spooky Season! The kitties and the skelies and all the Players of the Patchwork Palace love the creative and colorful costumes that come with Halloween!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #Commedia #CommediaDellArte #Skeleton #Halloween #SpookySeason
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It's the first Saturday of September - so that means it's officially the first #Caturday of Spooky Season! The kitties and the skelies and all the Players of the Patchwork Palace love the creative and colorful costumes that come with Halloween!
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #Commedia #CommediaDellArte #Skeleton #Halloween #SpookySeason
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"What Went Down in Goblin Town?" Find out soon when we release the full video of this grotesquely fantastical commedia dell'arte encored at Pennsic 53 last month!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Fantasy #LordOfTheRings #LotR
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"What Went Down in Goblin Town?" Find out soon when we release the full video of this grotesquely fantastical commedia dell'arte encored at Pennsic 53 last month!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Fantasy #LordOfTheRings #LotR
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"What Went Down in Goblin Town?" Find out soon when we release the full video of this grotesquely fantastical commedia dell'arte encored at Pennsic 53 last month!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Fantasy #LordOfTheRings #LotR
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"What Went Down in Goblin Town?" Find out soon when we release the full video of this grotesquely fantastical commedia dell'arte encored at Pennsic 53 last month!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Fantasy #LordOfTheRings #LotR
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"What Went Down in Goblin Town?" Find out soon when we release the full video of this grotesquely fantastical commedia dell'arte encored at Pennsic 53 last month!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Fantasy #LordOfTheRings #LotR
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Happy Calendar Adjustment Day! Don't lose track of your time!
The Gregorian (or "New Style") Calendar was adopted in Italy during the early days of commedia dell'arte. But it wouldn't be until 1752 when the American colonies made the change and September 2 was followed by September 14. Legend speaks of "calendar riots" as angry mobs demanded "give us our 11 days back!" But while this is likely more myth than fact, the changing system definitely caused chaos in our 2023 "time travel" commedia farce "Difficulties in Dating" staged at Cleveland ConCoction, Confluence, Pennsic, Marcon, and over Zoom for Commedia Day!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #ClevelandConCoction #CleCon #TimeTravel #SciFi #ScienceFiction #TimeChange #Calendar #History
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#MondayMotivation: August 24, 2026 Remembering Tim Curry
The legacy of Tim Curry was a crucial element to the foundation of our troupe over twenty years ago. So we will continue to remember this great person and fabulous entertainment and take wisdom from his words on the craft as we always believe what we do makes the world at least a bit better one smile, one laugh, at a time.
"The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror." --Tim Curry
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Midrealm #MiddleKingdom #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #TimCurry
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We return to One World Day TODAY (Sunday, August 30) at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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We return to One World Day TOMMORROW (Sunday, August 30) at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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Earlier this year we celebrated our 20th birthday! However, it was not until late August 2006 that we adopted our name The Confused Greenies and (with help from Prof. Denise Caterinacci) our intentionally badly translated into Italian name i Verdi Confusi!
Since we originally started on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, we named ourselves after the notoriously confused campus shuttle buses. Of course, this moniker wouldn't mean much away from CWRU which is why we go by the Italian (replicating historic troupes) when performing commedia dell'arte for medieval and Renaissance events. Later we would also add Players' Patchwork Theatre Company to help pull both names together and better project what we do!
So happy two decades of green confusion!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CWRU #Oddmall #Marcon #OSU #OhioStateUniversity #OhioState #Name #Anniversary #20thAnniversary
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We return to One World Day this Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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#MondayMotivation: August 24, 2026
For many it's the start of a new semester of learning...
"I have no use for people who have learned the limits of the possible." --Terry Pratchett
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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We return to One World Day one week from today on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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Three weeks ago tonight at Pennsic 53 during our biggest show of the year, the local witch was brewing some special elixirs to aid in whatever ails you, be you old miser Pantalone wishing to survive his wedding night with infamous black widow Vittoria, the timid Oratio who needs more confidence to marry his beloved Isabella who is currently disguised as a traveling swordsman, or the foolish Arlecchino who will eat anything!
Check back soon to find what strange and beastly reactions occurred in the full video of i Verdi Confusi's first performance from our #Inktober writing challenge, "Pasquella's Powerful Potions"!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fantasy
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We return to One World Day on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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We return to One World Day on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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Three weeks ago tonight it was double-trouble in our first commedia dell'arte performance at Pennsic 53, our own retelling of a classic scenario written in the mid-16th Century! Check back soon for the full video of i Verdi Confusi's performance of "The Unexpected Twin"!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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We return to One World Day on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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We return to One World Day on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00pm in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens to perform more traditional commedia dell'arte at the beautiful and thematic Italian Cultural Gardens!
See more about the 80th annual OWD: https://www.clevelandoneworldday.org/2026/
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Mask #Comedy #Italian #ItalianCulture #ClevelandCulturalGardens #OneWorldDay #OWD
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August 18 is Bad Poetry Day! But that may be any day when you're the grotesquely lovestruck Rattio in our underground romantic farce "What Went Down in Goblin Town?" at Pennsic 53 earlier this month!
Check back soon for the full video of this fantastic farce!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fantasy #Goblin #Goblins #LotR #Romance #Poetry #Poems #Love #LordOfTheRings
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It's August 16 which means Capitano Testosteroné has a Joke of the Day for National Tell A Joke Day.... at least... if he can remember it?...
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Joke #DadJoke #DadJokeOfTheDay #Pun
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August 14 is World Lizard Day? Well, Oratio may have celebrated earlier this month during our biggest commedia dell'arte performance of the year at Pennsic 53 when he drank one of "Pasquella's Powerful Potions" and transformed into a creature straight out of a medieval bestiary!
Check back soon for the full video of this fantastic farce!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fantasy #Lizard
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Hey Buc-ee's Mini Mart...
We got beavers too. They featured in one of our best commedia dell'arte farces ever performed at Pennsic, back in 2023. You don't have a monopoly on these small furry critters.
We stand with Beavercreek in our home state of Ohio and all small businesses just trying to get by.
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Beaver #Beavers #Bucees #Bevercreek #BevercreekOH
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It's the first day of Pennsic 53 so a good time to remind you about our first commedia dell'arte performance of the event this year next Thursday (July 30) at 6:00pm on the Amphitheatre stage!
It's double-trouble in our own retelling of a classic scenario written in the mid-16th Century! Don't miss "The Unexpected Twin"!
And make sure to catch our other two shows this year:
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
"Pasquella's Powerful Potions"➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
"What Went Down in Goblin Town?"#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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#Pennsic 53 starts today and several Players of the Patchwork are loading up our carriages to make the trek to Cooper's Lake! We'll be packed with all the costumes and props we need to entertain you throughout the event. Catch us on:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #PennsicWar #SCA #MySCA #Fantasy #Travel
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As Pennsic 53 opens in just a few hours, we sincerely thank all the volunteers working Troll (registration check-in) in the newly built hall... and we wish them good luck for... the hordes are coming.... the hordes are coming....
Without the volunteers to give us site medallions and welcome us in, and everyone else who gives some of their vacation time, Pennsic could not happen. For all the volunteers... Huzzah!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Horror #Zombie #Zombies #Undead
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Pennsic 2026 begins TOMORROW? And we have only ONE MORE DAY to PACK??!!! Nope, nope, that can't possibly be true... can it?
We're hurriedly putting the final touches on all our commedia dell'arte shows ready to entertain you. Catch each of our performances this year:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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Okay, if you haven't started packing yet you might be in trouble because... only 5 days until Pennsic 2026 (and that's no ghost story)!
We're hurriedly getting all our commedia dell'arte shows ready to entertain you. Catch each of our performances this year:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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It's the first day of Pennsic 53 so a good time to remind you about our first commedia dell'arte performance of the event on Thursday, July 30 at 6:00pm on the Amphitheatre stage!
It's double-trouble in our own retelling of a classic scenario written in the mid-16th Century! Don't miss "The Unexpected Twin"!
And make sure to catch our other two shows this year:
➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
"Pasquella's Powerful Potions"➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
"What Went Down in Goblin Town?"#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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The local witch is brewing some special elixirs to aid in whatever ails you, be you old Miser Pantalone wishing to surviving his wedding night with infamous black widow Vittoria, the timid Oratio who needs more confidence to marry his beloved Isabella who is currently disguised as a traveling swordsman, or the foolish Arlecchino who will eat anything!
But what strange and beastly reactions come with "Pasquella's Powerful Potions"? Find out when we premier the first play from our #Inktober commedia dell'arte writing challenge at Pennsic 53 two weeks from tonight on Saturday, August 1 at 9:00pm on the Performing Arts Tent stage!
And don't miss our other two shows:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
"The Unexpected Twin"➤ War Wednesday (August 5) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
"What Went Down in Goblin Town?"#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fantasy
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Come down, down, down to a fanciful tale as we explore the depths of a farce of adventure, deception, and goblins in love!
Find out "What Went Down in Goblin Town?" at Pennsic 53 on Wednesday, August 5 at 6:00pm on the Amphitheatre stage in this commedia dell'arte structured fantasy play!
And don't miss our other two shows:
➤ Peace Thursday (July 30) • 6:00pm • Amphitheatre
"The Unexpected Twin"➤ Middle Saturday (August 1) • 9:00pm • PA Tent
"Pasquella's Powerful Potions"#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Goblin #Goblins #Tolkien #LotR #Fantasy
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It's the last #Caturday before the start of #Pennsic 53! While the human Players of the Patchwork are hurriedly putting the final touches on preparations for our three commedia dell'arte and fantasy farces, the kitties of the Patchwork Palace are doing their party by having a lazy summer day and being cute distractions! 😹
#Cat #Kitty #Cats #Kitties #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fantasy #Cosplay
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Our {definitely-not-a-Mimic} Chest E. Cognito hopes you know the annual Board Game Flea market at Critical Hit in Cleveland Heights* is happening right now!
Chesty assures us if you get a used board game and open the box it's fun for all (and definitely not a trap)! However, the air quality in northern Ohio might be so please make sure to watch yourselves and take precautions when you go out.
*This post is not sponsored by Critical Hit. They are are a community asset and supportive of many geeky groups in the Cleveland area. They are also friends of the troupe and one of their founders had previously been a Player of the Patchwork!
Find Critical Hit at 13433 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 or online.
#Theater #Improv #Improvisation #Commedia #CommediaDellArte #Mimic #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #BoardGames #Gaming #CriticalHit #CriticalHitGames #BoardGameFleaMarket2026 #ShopSmall #FLGS #ClevelandHeights
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Tthe annual massive book sale hosted by our alma mater Case Western Reserve University continues trhough this Tuesday, June 2! Swing by 3631 Perkins Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114 to browse thousands of used books and other material with deals getting better each day!
See more: https://www.acesite.org/book-sale-event
#Book #Books #BookSale #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask
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For some, this may be the most wonderous weekend of the year as the annual massive book sale hosted by our alma mater Case Western Reserve University returns to it's near Downtown location: 3631 Perkins Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114! Saturday, May 30 through Tuesday, June 2 you can browse thousands of used books and other material with deals getting better each day!
See more: https://www.acesite.org/book-sale-event
#Book #Books #BookSale #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA
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On Saturday, April 25 we celebrate our troupe's big 20th birthday so we're doing a retrospective countdown!
Year 6 (2011 - 2012) was when we officially were on the schedule for Pennsic for the first time with an encore of "The Horoscope"!
Year 7 (2012 - 2013) saw some of our biggest performances ever as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of "Doctor Who" with several parodies including our Defenders of Neo-Nippon 3 Team Henshin-H anime crossover "Dottore Who & the Curse of the Fatal Fanservice"!
Year 8 (2013 - 2014) when we played on the Pennsic Amphitheatre stage for the first time with a double feature of commedia dell'arte adaptations of two farces by the Roman poet Plautus: "Miles Gloriosus" and "Aulularia: the Pot of Gold"!
Year 9 (2014 - 2015) when we prepared for trouble and made it double with our Defenders of Neo-Nippon 3 Team Henshin-H anime parody "QB's Used Wish Emporium" at at our alma mater Case Western Reserve University's Anime Marathon!
Year 10 (2015 - 2016) we went to a Patchwork Multiverse that's right over there with a bawdy commedia dell'arte parody of Star Wars and one of our punniest titles in "Looking for Love in Alderaan Places" as our first full length performance at Cleveland ConCoction!
Follow us and check back soon for the next set of years!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #ClevelandConCoction #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #DoctorWho #Anime #SciFi #ScienceFiction #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CaseWesternReserve #Birthday #Anniversary #20Years
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On Saturday, April 25 we celebrate our troupe's big 20th birthday so we're doing a retrospective countdown!
Year 1 (2006 - 2007) saw "The Days After the Days of the Valentine's" as our first performance under the banner of The Confused Greenies, a short modernized commedia dell'arte farce for the combined Carnevale & Mardi Gras celebration at our alma mater of Case Western Reserve University!
Year 2 (2007 - 2008) we adapted "The Horoscope" at CWRU as our first traditional commedia dell'arte full three-act play which we'd later encore several times as one of our faves!
Year 3 (2008 - 2009) we expanded from our traditional commedia dell'arte roots to study a different culture's historic improvised theatre in our first "Mad Words: the Art of Kyōgen" shows at CWRU's Anime Marathon!
Year 4 (2009 - 2010) the troupe got really active including modernized commedia dell'rte of both "Doctor Who" and our first musical parody of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"!
Year 5 (2010 - 2011) we kept the momentum going with an even bigger season, the highlight the premiere of "Dottore Who & the Zealous Ones" where our bumbling parody time traveler meets the most famous commedia dell'arte troupe in history during a foolish alien invasion of the Italian Renaissance! Still one of our finest performances to date that also introduced our signature short play "It All Makes Sense Now!"
Follow us and check back soon for the next set of years!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CaseWesternReserve #Birthday #Anniversary #20Years
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Holiday or no holiday, the Players of the Patchwork will take any excuse to wear green and we encourage you to do so tomorrow on Tuesday! 🤣
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#Green #WearGreen #CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Theater #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #Dalek #DoctorWho #RockyHorror #RHPS #CWRU #Cleftlands #Midrealm
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In two months we celebrate our 20th birthday - but earlier this week (the same day Carnevale ended and the new lunarsolar year began) marked the 19th anniversary of our very first performance under the banner of The Confused Greenies and i Verdi Confusi! Appropriate for the occasion, that was also staged to entertain Carnevale at our alma mater Case Western Reserve University! And over 450 performances since then!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #ClevelandConCoction #CleCon #SciFi #Anime #Prody #DoctorWho #DnD #Fantasy #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity
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The core plot to almost every Commedia dell'arte is a farcical and madcap romantic escapade! Here's a montage of our "Lovers Approach" lazzo to celebrate Valentine's Day!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #OSU #OhioState #ClevelandConCoction #CleCon #Midrealm #Love #Lovers #Romance #Valentine #Valentines #ValentinesDay
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It's a big sportsball weekend with not only the Superbowl tomorrow but also the Winter Olympics in northern Italy! Perhaps later this year, maybe we'll encore our commedia dell'arte about a Renaissance Italy predecessor to football, "A Comedic Farce of a Fraudulent Cow in Calcio Fiorentino"!
So we say, "Go favorite sportsball team! Move that ball to wherever better than the other sportsball team!"
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #OhioState #OhioStateUniversity #OSU #Midrealm #ClevelandConCoction #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #Football #SuperBowl #Olympics #Parody #Sports #Ball #Balls
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To celebrate Global Commedia Day later this month on Wednesday, February 25, here are three facts about commedia dell'arte!
➤Commedia originated from the 16th Century Italian Renaissance
➤Unlike most masked theatre from around the world, commedia uses half face masks which allow the actors to emote with their mouth and jaw
➤Despite his sloppy look, Pedrolino was the most clever and tricky servant of earliest commediaAs we in The Confused Greenies of Players' Patchwork Theatre Company celebrate our 20th anniversary of being a commedia troupe, of course we must mark Commedia dell'Arte Day 2026!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #OSU #OhioState
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It's just taking 2026 one step at a time...
Happy National Take the Stairs Day if you can (and okay if you can't)! We're taking steps toward our 20th anniversary and reminded of one of our earliest shows when we learned the Secrets of Cartoon Physics at Case Western Reserve University that in a farcical comedy any object (or foolish harlequin) falling from an extreme height will be slower than someone frantically running down the stairs of every story (often with repeated clips to save budget). So remember that if you're ever in a 'toon 'verse!
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Cartoon #Cartoons #Toons #CartoonPhysics #CWRU #CaseWesternReserveUniversity #CaseWesternReserve #Stairs #TakeTheStairs
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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
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #NewYear #NewYearsResolutions #Resolutions
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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?
#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #SCA #MySCA #NewYear #NewYearsResolutions #Resolutions