like Mr. Punch from “Punch and Judy”), and Colombina (clever female servants who help young lovers unite, like Margaret from “Much Ado About Nothing”). Commedia dell’arte can be traced ...

The characters track, without being too literal about, stock Commedia types. Molly Parchment as Rosetta, Jennifer Pagano as Columbina, and Kari Cole as Arlequine in Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s FUN Co.