Studio Zanni Commedia dell'Arte

Studio Zanni is a Los Angeles-based commedia dell'Arte troupe consisting of core members John Achorn, Jon Monastero, Ilana Turner and Juliette Angeli.

Studio Zanni is a proud member of the artist rosters at both the Los Angeles County Arts Commission's Arts for All and the Orange County Segerstrom Center for Performing Arts Arts Teach programs. They have performed their show at such venues as LA Music Center, The Pasadena Playhouse, Sturges Center for the Performing Arts, Santa Monica Broad Stage, and at schools throughout Southern California.

Studio Zanni also provides strolling entertainment and commedia styled animation for private and corporate events and has performed in this capacity at Taste of Italy, The California Club, The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, and the Riviera Country Club among others.

Studio Zanni is on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/izanni and Twitter: @StudioZanni

25 February is International Commedia dell'Arte Day!

Oggi é il Giorno Mondiale della Commedia dell'Arte!

https://www.commediadellarteday.org/

Here's a video in honor of the day called, Lovers Lazzo on ZOOM!

A "lazzo" is a comedic routine, often featuring a good deal of improvisation performed by commedia dell'Arte performers. This particular lazzo is adapted for and inspired by the pandemic, performed and recorded on Zoom, just as much of life has been conducted on these sorts of virtual platforms since the pandemic began.

The actors/writers/performers/"lovers" are: ISABELLA - Ilana Gustafson LEANDRO - Jon Monastero Ilana and Jon helped co-found the Los Angeles based commedia dell'Arte troupe, Studio Zanni. The other founding troupe members (not featured in this video) are Juliette Angeli and John Achorn - John Achorn studied with Carlo Mazzone-Clementi in the 70s and 80s and helped found Dell'Arte International in Blue Lake, CA.