(Photo credit to Rebecca Gudelunas Photography.) A part of my very thorough theatre education definitely included Commedia dell’arte, a form of Italian comedic theatre that was popular between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was basically defined by set characters, such as Harlequin or Pantalone, and the masks that they wore. It’s super interesting, and was very well known and well formulated, and although you don’t see a lot of it in modern theatre (at least, not to my kno

(Photo credit to Rebecca Gudelunas) Halloween time is always a fun time for theatre. There are so many stories out there that can be translated into fun plays. One of that I’ve actually seen a few times is the story of Dracula. I think most people know the basic story of Dracula…it’s the very basis of vampire lore, and has spawned vampire tales for over one hundred years. And come on…who doesn’t love vampires? I think that vampires also make for very good theatre. They’