BTB: The Love of Three Oranges

The Love of Three Oranges is a zany, quirky play that incorporates many diverse elements of Commedia. It's Commedia in the 21st century! It incorporates, in my opinion, the elements and scenes that we find humorous in a day to day setting. There are always holes/comedic elements to different situations and stereotypical characters that exemplify and exaggerate different characteristics about themselves. I guess it is more modern in the sense that it allows for a set/stage, incorporates music and is very text heavy. It's also modernized in the sense that it allows little room for improvisation due to the presence of a text. The actors have to memorize and follow the instructions. It also adds societal differences between the King, the prince etc... The narrator also has such a great impact on the play and he himself had a character of his own, which I found to be interesting. 

YouTube links: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0GFyA_A0uE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyeiR-5pWMk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg4uzD-REUw