Cat Boynton as Arlecchino (left) and Frankie Tinelli as Pulcinella (right) rehearsing for the final Commedia dell'Arte show on June 24, 2024. I lept onstage in a leather Arlecchino Commedia mask ...

Mask work and movement are key in Commedia dell’arte, an Italian comedy tradition that was popular in the Renaissance period. There were a number of stock characters, eg Pantalone and his ...