A slight history of Pinocchio

Some interesting fact I learned while researching Pinocchio:

·        Pinocchio means “little pine.”

·        Carlo Collodi was the pen name of Carl Lorenzini  (November 24, 1826 – October 26, 1890.)

·        He was born in Florence.

·        Famous novelist of the 1850’s and political activist.

·        Collodi translated Perrault into Itlaian.

·        Le adventure di Pinocchio was serialized weekly in Il Giornale dei Bambini, the first Italian newspaper for children, beginning in 1880.

·        Originally the story ended after the debacle at the Marionette theatre, with Pinocchio being hung for his misdeeds.  The publishers begged for a happy ending , so Collodi wrote the next 15 chapters.

·        Pinocchio was translated into English, for the first time in 1892.

Our adaptation is by the famed children’s theatre author Kathryn Schultz Miller.

We’ve had a blast rehearsing the show---We’ll see you there!

Charles Burr—Director.