Like Becky Gil, I also did a
commedia dell'arte unit, and one of the activities the students always seemed to enjoy was experimenting with creating
lazzi.
After we had discussed the most well-known
commedia stock characters, I gave them examples from
Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia dell'Arte, by Mel Gordon and various indestructible props, such as pool noodles cut to sword length, metal pots and pans, small blankets, grill tongs, rehearsal boxes, etc., and let them play. The number in the corner is the number of people needed for the scene.
Then they showed their favorite experiments, and I pointed out things they had done that might be rehearsed over and over and inserted into various scenarios.
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CJ Breland
Retired Theatre Arts Educator
NC
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2022 11:36
From: Erin Carmody
Subject: Physical Comedy Scenes
Hi all,
What are your favorite scenes that allow students to explore physical comedy? I would love recommendations of example clips to show or scenes to workshop. Thank you!
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Erin Carmody
Theatre Teacher
Brentwood High School
MO
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