i Sebastiani - Our Characters

Our Characters	How we play this character
Arlecchino	Our Arlecchino is usually energetic, easily distracted, sometimes religions, and sometimes a deep thinker. He is usually well meaning. This character varies a lot according to the player. He wears patches and carries a slapstick.
Brighella	Our Brighella is a bad guy. He moves and speaks in such a way as to get the audience to hiss and boo his entrance. He is capable of charming some of the more humorous characters. Carries a knife.
Burattino	Our Burattino is a well meaning fellow, usually an Innkeeper, but sometimes simply a dimwitted porter or servant. We treat him as a jolly fellow, only briefly saddened by circumstance.
Capitano [Spavento]	Our Capitano is a proud warrior, but a coward in a pinch. Sometimes a villain, sometimes a lover. His role varies much according to the scenario. He carries a sword. [We've also used French, Scottish, and German Capitanos]
The Courtesan	Some shows have a courtesan. We normally call ours Vittoria [or Harlotta]. She is usually well-meaning and sought after, and seldom the butt of any jokes.
Dottore [Graziano]	Our Dottore varies according to the needs of the scenario, but is usually an old lawyer inclined to quote the classics. He is sometimes corrupt, sometimes the innocent victim of abuse. He sometimes misuses language. Sometimes he is shown to be less learned than he makes out, but not always. Sometimes there is a counterpart Dottore called Cataldo.
Fabritio/Lesbino	Some scenarios have a woman cross-dressing as a man for her own plot reasons. This character is usually good at mocking male behavior.
Father Grifarosto	A few scenarios call for a churchman. Father Grifarosto is a hungry greedy man, who is not above manipulating his office to get food or money.
Female Lovers	Our female lovers are usually called Isabella, and/or Flaminia. Isabella is usually well behaved and inclined towards true love. Flaminia inclined towards passion. We've also used the names Laura, Lucia, Maria [the Spanish woman], Emilia
Female Servants	Our female servants have a wide range from the usually earthy Franceschina or Olivetta, to the flighty Arlecchino-like Clarice. We have not been constant with our association between a character and a name. Other servant names we've used include Ricciolina, Nespola, Olivia, Clarice, Beatrice, Therese [the french servant], Marietta, Lubrietta, Rosetta, Trincatella
Female Vecchi	Sometimes there are female Vecchi. We've had a Graziana, we've also had Lucia [wife of a veccho], Olivia [Sister of a Veccho], Pasquela the Gypsy [see below], Vittoria [wife of the Doge, not the Courtesan]. These people are usually wise but crabby and hard to please.
Male Lovers	Our male lovers [Orazio, Flavio, Cinzio] are usually in great need of their servants, as they are very distracted by love, and have unrealistic ideas about how things will go. They are usually quite sincere in their love, though sometime confused by circumstance.
Mustaffa the Turk	Our Mustaffa is dressed in funny clothes, and has an evil laugh and a happy dance when business goes his way. He is usually quick to anger, but is otherwise an effective business man.
Pantalone	Our Pantalone sometimes deserves the abuse he gets because he is so stingy. Rarely, he is the hero. Often he is confused by badly conveyed messages. He cares greatly about his money. Sometimes he is unnaturally drawn to younger women.
Pasquala the Gypsy	Usually she is a bad-guy in the scenario. Sometimes, merely the conveyor of potions [or other plot devices]. Ideally she should have a good patter of mystic mumbo-jumbo and spooky gestures.
Pedrolino	Our Pedrolino is clever and well meaning. He wears gray clothes that are much too big for him. He is usually a problem solver. Sometimes a little over-proud of his own abilities. Frequently he can't get the girl due to his calculating nature.
Piombino	Our Piombino is an outsider, whether he is a messenger, aging actor from a visiting troupe, or something else. His character is highly dependent on the scenario.
Scapino	A villain perhaps not as dangerous as Brighella, we have also used have used a female, Scapina, or Raspalina in this role as well.
Slave Girl	Usually called Fatima. She does the language Lazzi.
Spanish Woman	Sometimes Spavento's mother, sister, bride, or fiancé. She is usually a colorful plot device to drive Spavento. Usually Maria or Juanita.