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Details for Three Loyal Friends

Arlecchino with fake arrow

Li tre fidi amici

Very Brief Synopsis

This play is about how a wealthy man rejected by a woman, using leverage, nearly ruins the lives of several people who love or are friends with that woman.

Number of players

Total Main Characters: 13

Men: 9
Women: 4
No Extras

Dramatis Personae

and Props and Sets


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Relationship Diagram

Includes characters named but not in the play


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Link to Purchase

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Additional Notes

  • A thing to keep in mind, to what are these three friends faithful?
  • About midway in the play, Scala seemed to lose track of who Franceschina works for (Isabella or Flaminia)
  • It is a big cast. Ricciolina and Aurelio don’t have a lot of scenes.
Agnan escaping
Young Lovers
Francatrippe being sad
Zanni following Pantalone