INTRODUCTION
The Commedia is a theatrical phenomenon lasting over 400 years. It has traditional characters, some of which wear highly stylized masks, stock situations, and highly-developed bits of comic business. Its roots can be found in the masked drama and comedies of ancient Greece as well as the popular sit-coms of playwrights such as Plautus and Menander in ancient Rome. It was hugely popular among 'ordinary people'-not the aristocrats-all through the middle ages, and still flourishes, in one form or another, today.
Most of the early Commedia actors were highly skilled, working in the tradition of what we today call "New Vaudeville"- that is, they were specialists in physical comedy: gymnastic feats, tight-rope walking, fire-eating and so on were commonplace for these actors. Many were excellent singers, as well.
Since Italy was the cradle of this kind of theatre, many of the traditional characters were associated with specific towns or regions in Italy, . Originally the actor playing a character in Commedia would use a specific accent from that town or region. Since the inhabitants of certain towns and regions already had country-wide reputations for.
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