The Fat Cat in blue

Corinthian Women

Soldier

Capitano

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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Disgust and Cynicism

"The Trial" Write Act Repertory

Tragedy – Young Man 1

Scotty x 2

Max in Yellow

Scotty in Pink

Broke Nose – Man

The First Mask

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

Disgust

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

Columbina and Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

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.

Pulcinella in the Flesh

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

Scotty in Lavender

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.

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 Seven Ages of Man

Comedy – Man 1

Tom in the Flesh

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.

Dionysus

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

Woman – Half

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.

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.

Blanche

Tartaglia

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

Comedy – Henchman 2

Three Cheryls

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.

The Fat Cat in Red

Alfred – profile

Alfred was based on the famous profile of Alfred Hitchcock.

The Hellhounds

Young Man – Half

Juno

From "the Tempest" at Theatre Unleashed.

Cheryl 2

Zeus (older)

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

Red Neutrals

Harlequin

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.

Zeus

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

Il Dottore

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Columbina and Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

The Seventh Age

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.

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.

Perez

La Vittoria

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

Scapino

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

Comedy – Man 3

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.

Man – Half

Hephaestus

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

Iris

From "the Tempest" at Theatre Unleashed.

Aphrodite

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

Harlequin – Full Face

Satyr 1

Arlecchino, Capitano & Dottore

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

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.

Gargoyle

"Cheeks"

Comedy – Middle Aged Woman

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.

Apollo

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

Capitano

Birds of a Feather

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.

A Pair of Toms

Pyramus

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

Dark Laughter

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

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.

Three Fates

For Lorca's "Blood Wedding"

The Boogeyman

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

Gargoyle

"Ears"

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.

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.

Charun

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

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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 – Henchman 1

Tom in Pink

Mule

Piggy Dottore

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.

Poseidon

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

Tragedy – Medea

Hippolyta

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

Horse

Ghost

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

Sun and Moon

Stubby – Half

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.

Greek Masks

Variation

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.

Pyramus speechifying.

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

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.

Capitano and Columbina

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

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.

Athena

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

Ages of man – half

Scapino

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Theseus

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

Prima donna

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.

Cynicism

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

Red Neutral

Bouffon Ball

"The Trial," Write Act Rep

Cheryl 3

Bottom in Titania’s Fairy Court.

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

Ghosts

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

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.

Bottom

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

Shock – Half

The Trial 2

Neutral

Comedy – Man 2

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.

Red Neutral

Brighella

Columbina

Middle Age Man – Half

Ceres

From "the Tempest" at Theatre Unleashed.

Thisbe at the death of Pyramus.

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

Arlecchino

"A company of Wayward Saints" Write Act Rep

Cynicism – Half

Old Woman – Half

Murder

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.

Three Goddesses

Thetis, Athena, and Hera relaxing during rehearsal.

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.

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.

Scapino

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Tragedy – King Aegeus

Worblehat

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.

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.

Guard

Comedy – Old Woman

Comedy – Middle Aged Man

Bottom with Titania.

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

Alrecchina in the Flesh

Arlecchina

Pantalone

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

Comedy – Old Man

Hot Lips

Max x 2

Piggy Dottore With Glasses

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.

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.

Thisbe

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

Zanni

Pyramus’ Death

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

Alfred

Alfred was based on the famous profile of Alfred Hitchcock.

Neutrals – Group

Sunset

Max in the Flesh

Character Masks

"The Trial," Write Act Rep

Demeter

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

Derisive Laughter

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

The Father

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Tragedy – Young Man

Ocean

Pantalone

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Old Woman Death – Half

For Lorca's "Blood Wedding"

Pulcinella

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

Derisive Laughter – Half

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.

Gargoyle

"Fangs"

Tragedy – King Creon

Socrates

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

Sexy Woman – half

Comedy – Red Beard

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.

Zanni

The First Age – in yellow

Comedy – Pimp

Capitano

"A Company of Wayward Saints," Write Act Rep

Moon

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