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The Greek Theatre began in 525BCE and ended in 385BCE

A theatron is a seeing place or seats for the theatre

They would normally have 2-3 actors actually acting or in chorus at one time

Athenians took theatre very seriously, believing it would help (mental) sickness

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The Roman Theatre began around 364AD and ended in 533AD

They were restricted from building cement centers unless it was for a place of religion or worship

At this time acting was looked down upon. Seen as unprofessional and not respectable

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The Chinese Theatre began around 5CE and ended around 3-2CE

Performance schools such as Pear Gordan opened up for people to pursue acting

Every single play contained a moral message

Costumes as well as makeup were color coded to hint towards who the character was and gave background to the character

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The Japanese Theatre started around the 1300’s and ended near the 1500’s

Noh stages were built in a very specific way for the audience to see the sides of the stage

The makeup and costumes were used to define social classes

Noh theatre and dramas are still performed to this day

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The Sanskit started around the 1500’s

During this era the theatre was considered to be at the golden age

Drama became a religious teaching tool

The plays were defined by the moods they invoked in the audience

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The Middle Age Theatre began around the 14th century and ended around the 17th century

They often performed mystery and morality plays, the first kinds of these plays performed in 1,000 years

As the theatre progressed, dramas became more and more important as they were seen as ways to spread worship

They invented plays that we now know as “cycle plays”, depicting the whole Cristian Universe

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The Renaissance Theatre began around the same time, (maybe a little later) as the Middle Age Theatre (14-17th century)

The Renaissance Theatre is know for introducing “humanism” in theatre (turning away from medieval scholasticism)

The Italians pushed to get rid of choruses in the theatre

Near the 1560’s women were allowed to perform on stage

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The Elizabethan Theatre began around the 15/1600’s and ended towards the 1650’s

The “globe” was a type of theatre/stage invented that divided the social classes into different seating

The globe had an open ceiling, obviously naturally lit because artificial lighting wasn’t invented yet, performances had to be during the daytime with sunlight

During part of the Elizabethan Theatre era, plays were banned as they were seen to be against religions, devilish

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North American Theatre began in the late 1600’s and ended in the 1800’s

The first play recorded and performed was called “Ye Bare Ye Cubb” in Virginia

In 1776 the first theater was built

Many of their plays were influenced by the Spanish and indigenous people

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Broadway began in the 1900’s and still continues today

The Lyceum Theatre was the first theatre established on Broadway

Broadway theatre’s has around 13 million spectators annually

The Phantom of the Opera is the most famously performed show