The traditional use of the stage reflects the mannerism of the time, a good example to compare this to would be Bruegel painting, probably the most notable is the Battle between carnival and lent in which every space is used and filled. Whether there is one Zanni on the stage or six characters in tableaux the space is filled by gesture and meaning and in an antithesis to renaissance classicism it rejects balance in favour of the grotesque as do the masks and personas of Commedia.

    The stage is divided into three parts: Upstage the strongest performance area is the planning zone and is signifies the future. Centre stage the transaction zone signifies the present and is ideal for most of the physical and verbal interaction. Down stage one of the weakest performance areas is the place best suited to extreme emotional action and can only be used once a mask has established themselves on stage. Status can also be communicated by where a character is found on stage, upstage being the highest possible status.