Oedipus Blinded

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden in Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh.

Zeus

Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.

Columbina and Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Comedy – Red Beard

Max in the Flesh

Arlecchino 3

Probably the best known and most beloved commedia character, Arlecchino is the perpetually hungry servant, the clever fool whose antics are the stuff of legend.

Piggy Dottore

Comedy – Man 1

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Thisbe at the death of Pyramus.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Disgust

Originally Created for Kafka's "The Trial," Write Act Rep.

Sun and Moon

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Three Cheryls

Scotty in Pink

Neutrals – Group

Zanni

Harlequin

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Three Fat Cats

Ghost

This fellow was never actually worn but suspended from a pole, with several others, each with a long white flowing drape behind them

Iris

From "the Tempest" at Theatre Unleashed.

Guard

Thetis

In Greek Mythology, Thetis is a sea nymph, a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. She is also the mother of Achilles.

Character Masks

"The Trial," Write Act Rep

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Oedipus -Shepherd

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden in Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh.

Tragedy – Young Man

The Father

Sexy Woman – half

Comedy – Middle Aged Man

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Stubby – Half

Zanni

Red Neutral

La Vittoria

Vittoria Piisimi, prima donna of the Gelosi. Created for "The Divine Madness of Isabella."

Alfred

Alfred was based on the famous profile of Alfred Hitchcock.

Ages of man – half

Cynicism – Half

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Columbina and Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Alfred – profile

Alfred was based on the famous profile of Alfred Hitchcock.

Tom in Pink

Red Neutrals

Brighella

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

From ‘Oedipus’

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

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Man – Half

Hot Lips

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Horse

Comedy – Old Woman

Tartaglia

Tartaglia- 'Stutterer' is a character in the commedia dell'arte. He is usually classed as one of the older characters (vecchio).

Perez

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Piggy Dottore With Glasses

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Comedy – Pimp

Disgust and Cynicism

"The Trial" Write Act Repertory

Harlequin – Full Face

Cheryl 3

Bottom

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Arlecchina

Gargoyle

"Ears"

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Pulcinella

Pulcinella is a Neapolitan addition to the Commedia stock characters. He usually has a hunchback and crooked nose.

Moon

Broke Nose – Man

Gargoyle

"Fangs"

Arlecchino

"A company of Wayward Saints" Write Act Rep

Socrates

A fellow getting his PhD in philosophy commissioned this mask. He said he couldn't imagine graduating without an enormous mask of Socrates.

The Boogeyman

Bouffon Ball

"The Trial," Write Act Rep

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Pulcinella in the Flesh

Pulcinella is a Neapolitan addition to the Commedia stock characters. He usually has a hunchback and crooked nose.

Capitano

v

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Artemis

Artemis is the Ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She is Apollo's twin, and is identified with Selene, the personification of the Moon.

Ghosts

These ghosts, built on masks from the Greek Theatre, were attached to a pole controlled by an actor and suspended in the air.

Shock – Half

Proud/Sad

This mask has an excellent example of a "swing" - in one position the mask looks haughty and proud, and from a different angle, it looks miserable. Most masks have at least one swing, some have many. Some swings are very distinct, as in this one, others are quite subtle.

The Seven Ages of Man

Capitano and Columbina

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Derisive Laughter – Half

Ceres

From "the Tempest" at Theatre Unleashed.

Cynicism

Originally Created for Kafka's "The Trial," Write Act Rep.

Juno

From "the Tempest" at Theatre Unleashed.

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Dionysus

Dionysus is the Greek god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.

Young Man – Half

The Fat Cat in blue

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Tom in the Flesh

Comedy – Man 2

Comedy – Man 3

Scotty x 2

Hephaestus

Hephaestus is the Greek god of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, craftsmen, fire, metallurgy, metalworking, sculpture and volcanoes.

Demeter

Demeter is the Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth.

Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden in Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh.

Tragedy – King Creon

Old Woman Death – Half

For Lorca's "Blood Wedding"

Three Fates

For Lorca's "Blood Wedding"

Woman – Half

Hera

Hera is the Greek goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. She is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Olympus, sister and wife of Zeus. One of her defining characteristics is her jealousy and vengeful acts towards Zeus's numerous adulterous lovers and illegitimate offspring.

Max x 2

Capitano

Capitano

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

The First Age – in yellow

Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

A Pair of Toms

The Seventh Age

Middle Age Man – Half

Tragedy – Young Man 1

Comedy – Henchman 2

Oedipus – Creon

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden in Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh.

Mule

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Oedipus – Messenger

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden in Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh.

Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints" at Write Act Rep.

Arlecchino 2

Probably the best known and most beloved commedia character, Arlecchino is the perpetually hungry servant, the clever fool whose antics are the stuff of legend.

Old Woman – Half

Pyramus speechifying.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Bottom with Titania.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Scapino

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Tragedy – Medea

Murder

Poseidon

Poseidon is the Greek God presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. He was the protector of seafarers.

Hermes

Hermes is a Greek god and considered the messenger of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine aided by his winged sandals. Hermes is also a psychopomp, a conductor of souls into the afterlife.

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Soldier

Birds of a Feather

Three Goddesses

Thetis, Athena, and Hera relaxing during rehearsal.

Bottom in Titania’s Fairy Court.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Charun

In Etruscan mythology, Charun (also spelled Charu, or Karun) acted as one of the psychopompoi, or guides of the dead to the underworld.

Scapino

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Greek Masks

Variation

Arlecchino, Capitano & Dottore

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Worblehat

Neutral

Pyramus

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep. As Bottom plays Pyramus, he attempts to imitate his 'betters.'

Blanche

Artemis

Artemis is the Ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity. She is Apollo's twin, and is identified with Selene, the personification of the Moon.

Stupino in Orange

"Stupino" is a modern addition to the Commedia Stock characters, created and developed at the Dell' Arte School of Physical Theatre, in Blue Lake, California. He/She is generally a servant. None too bright, Stupino usually has a good heart.

Il Dottore

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Max in Yellow

Gargoyle

"Cheeks"

Scotty in Lavender

Comedy – Middle Aged Woman

Sedna

Sedna is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit mythology, also known as the Mother of the Sea or Mistress of the Sea. The story of Sedna, which is a creation myth, describes how she came to rule over Adlivun, the Inuit underworld.

Sunset

Hades

Hades is the Greek god of the dead and the king of the underworld (with which his name became synonymous). Hades' realm is guard by the three headed dog Cerberus.

Comedy – Henchman 1

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Theseus

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Hippolyta

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Dark Laughter

Originally Created for Kafka's "The Trial," Write Act Rep

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

Scapino

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep.

Aphrodite

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation. Flowers would blossom wherever Aphrodite walked.

Prima donna

The Fat Cat in Red

Comedy – Old Man

The Hellhounds

Columbina

Cheryl 2

From Oedipus

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden of a Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh and Butoh.

The Trial 2

Zeus (older)

Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.

Tragedy – King Aegeus

Ocean

Brighella – female

There are almost no masks in the traditional Commedia for women (female characters were played without masks). Creating female versions of traditionally male masks yields interesting new possibilities.

Corinthian Women

Alrecchina in the Flesh

The Masque of the Red Death

This pair was created for a performance of Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Masque of the Red Death." The masks are held together with magnets, allowing the performer a seamless reveal.

Derisive Laughter

Originally Created for Kafka's "The Trial," Write Act Rep.

The First Mask

The was the fist mask I ever made, while I was a student at Dell 'Arte.

Oedipus – Tiresias

This production at the Classic Greek Theatre of Portland Oregon set "Oedipus" in a Zen Garden in Mythical Thebes, blending elements of Japanese Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh.

Thisbe

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep. Francis Flute playing 'Thisbe' attempts to imitate Hippolyta's warrior ask, with limited success.

Satyr 1

Ares

Ares is the Greek god of war and courage. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war but can also personify sheer brutality and bloodlust, in contrast to his sister, the armored Athena, whose martial functions include military strategy and generalship.

Apollo

Apollo is the Greek Deity of the Sun, truth and prophecy, healing and medicine, archery, music, dance, and poetry, and more.

Athena

Athena is an the Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft.

Pyramus’ Death

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Write Act Rep.

Red Neutral

Stupino in Lavender

"Stupino" is a modern addition to the Commedia Stock characters, created and developed at the Dell' Arte School of Physical Theatre, in Blue Lake, California. He/She is generally a servant. None too bright, Stupino usually has a good heart.