Welcome to the Internet home of The Penny Playhouse.

We apologize for the intermittent updating of this site. Unfortunately, we all have day jobs still and have a limited amount of time to keep the site up to date. However, we've added some information below, we've also added some photos from our past show, and a list of items we can provide you upon request.

Recent activity:

John Brandt recently joined the staff at Dad's Garage Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA. (www.dadsgarage.com) He has also been conducting Commedia Dell'Arte workshops at PushPush Theatre in Decatur, GA (www.pushpushtheatre.com). John is busily assembling materials to launch Commedia Atlanta, a professional source for information on modern techniques for performing the commedia dell'arte style to support the worldwide spread of this incredible art form.

Most recent show announcement:

Our most recent fabulous commedia dell'arte production was Tavelo the Traveller (once again at the Town & Gown Theatre in Athens, GA - please see www.townandgownplayers.org for more details on this great group.) on June 27th, June 28th, and June 29th. This was another ALL ORIGINAL work and features some new cast members as well as the return of Melanie Kee to the Commedia style. We look forward to seeing you all there (more pictures and information to follow leading up to show time). If you would like a ROUGH preview of what's coming in this show, please check it out in the FREE SCENARIOS section of this web site.

For any who are interested in a glimpse into our style of commedia, please e-mail John Brandt (john.brandt@brandtcompany.us).

Some ideas for our next show are including letting audience members text message during the show to change the ending (think American Idol) as well as getting local companies to sponsor commedia characters (think NASCAR). Other ideas are welcome and we assure you that the commedia dell'arte will stick to it's satirical yet commercial roots.

Our first events were a lot of fun:

April 21st, 2007 - Commedia dell'Arte workshop...see Workshop page for description.

April 28th, 2007 - Auditions for "A 'Lear' and Present Danger". We found great talent we're eager to share.

Jul. 27th through 29th - "A 'Lear' and Present Danger", presented at Town & Gown Theater in Athens, Ga.

For the first time, we will be posting our scenarios on this website for your perusal. Feel free to use them, but please identify them as being created by "The Penny Playhouse, John Brandt Director" if you use them for performance.