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Arlecchino with fake arrow

Il ratratto

Very Brief Synopsis

This play is about the disruption that comes to marriages and other romances when a troupe of actors comes to town.

Number of players

Total Main Characters: 12

Men: 8
Women: 4
plus 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

Electronic copy of this play


Link to Gum Road

Additional Notes

  • This is the only Scala scenario with Actors as characters.
  • The rogue can be played by the same actor as Spavento.
  • The gentlemen and hired thugs can be played by the same actors as Spavento, Flavio, and Orazio, though Flavio & Orazio would need face-altering disguises (like beards).
  • Scene 3.24 is optional. It is there to show the passage of time for the lovers.
Agnan escaping
Young Lovers
Francatrippe being sad
Zanni following Pantalone