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Women didn’t play roles, men would play woman’s roles.

Worshipers of Dionysus lofted a giant phallus and sang songs to praise him.

Dithyrambs evolved into theater, singers started acting.

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This theatre seated 6-10 thousand when it was first built and was there before Christ himself.

Actors wore loose cloaks and masks while preforming.

The actors that wore masks, could change into different roles.

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Pear Garden is a school for actors

Three different makes are worn in these plays and no words are used.

Both male and female actors participate in Chinese theatre, some were prostitudes.

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Masks worn have no emotion and theatre plays can be outside.

Woman had a role with young boys but then they committed themselves to Samurai.

Men stopped playing woman roles, homosexuality was outlawed and so were young actors.

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Sanskrit, India, or Hindu (200 BCE - 200 

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Sanskrit, India, or Hindu (200 BCE - 200 

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No words, makeup or masks were used

Natyasatra was a guide to theatre. How to write, stage, watch and different ways to move your nose are all including in this guide.

These plays aren’t defined by a theme but the moods they evoke

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Theatre was on wagons/pulled by horses (lasted 30 minutes)

Pope Innocent lll issue a edict saying no plays performed in public

The plays shown during this time are called “Medieval plays”. Plays performed on a raised platform with no curtains or proscenium.

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Renaissance (Spain, Italy, and England) Theatre (1550 - 1650)

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Renaissance (Spain, Italy, and England) Theatre (1550 - 1650)

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During this part of theatre, women were able to be seen on stage.

Lovers wore masks and the rest of the actors didn’t.

Stories are told without words

Each action was different for every character

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Elizabethan (Shakespeare) Theatre (1558 - 1642)

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Elizabethan (Shakespeare) Theatre (1558 - 1642)

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Companies required new plays every couple of weeks.

Men in these plays usurp the throne from kings and become kings.

Shakespeare helped theatre become better by adding poetry and fun scenes of people being killed.

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North American (Early) theatre (1800 - 1970)

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North American (Early) theatre (1800 - 1970)

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Actors had roles as mothers and sisters

People would use prosthetics muscles on stage for men’s lines

White faces and red faces

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Broadway (modern) theatre (1885 - present)

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Broadway (modern) theatre (1885 - present)

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Most plays are written in a style that blends realism and expressionism

Some plays were ones inspired by black families and the discrimination they faced.

Other plays were a typical American family drama but reaches beyond realism to something more poetic and abstract.