About

Truth and Beauty Media

Entertainment that Rings True

Truth and Beauty Media is dedicated to doing and making things that feel beautiful and ring true. At this time the focus is on media and in person education and performance related to Commedia dell'Arte: a fun old form of theater. Other work involves recording public events for local entertainers, helping small movie companies with all aspects of making short films, and other media.

Locale

Most of Truth and Beauty Media's work these days is in Eastern Massachusetts.

We are collaborating with a partner in Malawi, and have benefited from the support of people around the globe.

Opportunities

If your intetrests overlap ours, stay in touch. Projects with backing may arrive at unexpected times.

By far the most amount of effort these days involves working and play-testing the roughly 400 known extant Commedia dell'Arte scenarios from before 1620. We don't pay anything for this except to give you credit in the book when it comes out, but it is a fun place to do acting with friends while learning some theater history.

Current Projects

We are working on a series of books containing the complete collection of pre-1620 extant Commedia dell'Arte plays, freshly translated and made playable by students and theater companies without deep academic dives.
Developing curricula for drama teachers to use to teach drama starting with Commedia dell'Arte as the basis
On-going work supporting other people's short film projects
Video recording of plays and other events
Music videos
Ongoing nature photography projects

A scene from the Commedia dell’Arte played in France before a noble audience