LA RUFFIANA

ROLE

• Often the oldest mask on stage.
• Was a prostitute in her past.
• She also sometimes plays the role of a gypsy

ATIRE

• She is known to be one of the few female characters to wear a mask.
• Once women became apart of the plays she is believed to always have been played by a female.

SOURCES

• http://filer.case.edu/org/commedia/masks/ruffiana.html
• http://www.thedramateacher.com/commedia-dellarte-character-names/