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- Dionysus:  “The god of grape-harvest, festivity and theatre. The majority of the earliest performances in Greece were held in Dionysus’s honor. The theatre of Dionysus was a significant piece of greek theatre, it was a theatre that was the birthplace of greek drama.” Source: greeka.com, wikapedia.com

- The Theatre Structure: “In ancient Greece the structure was made up of, an orchestra, a flat dancing floor of the chorus and the theatron/ the actual structure of the theatre building.”
Source: www.metmuseum.org

- Thespis-> Thespian: “Thespis was an Ancient Greek poet that became the very first actor and then ‘Thespis became Thespian’ which means in modern times, a performer or an actor.” Source: dhsdrama.com

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- Copied Greek plays: “Roman Theatre was very heavily influenced by Greek drama and plays because the Romans essentially embraced the theatrical styles and techniques already in use in Greek times.” Source: alg.manifoldapp.org

- No one liked Actors in Rome: “Roman actors had a bad reputation, and their morals often faced the humble and decadent lifestyle of society. Most often, the actors were slaves or freedmen from the East, due to the fact that Roman law did not see any performances of Roman citizens on the stage.”
Source: Imperiumromanum.pl

- New Comedy 260 BCE: “Ancient Greek theatrical comedies created and preformed during the era in which the Macedonians ruled Greece.” Source: earlyworldhistory.blogspot.com

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Chinese Theatre, 16th Century B.C-1046 BC.

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Chinese Theatre, 16th Century B.C-1046 BC.

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- Shadow Plays: “Chinese shadow puppetry is a form of theatre acted by colourful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing.”
Source: ich.unesco.org

-Chinese opera: “The characteristics of opera, specifically the Peking opera, are the use of dialogue, singing, pantomime, dancing, and martial arts during performances. Other distinctive elements include narrative, face painting, and stage properties.” Source: study.com

-Zaju:  “Singing was restricted to a single character in each play, and each act had a single and distinct rhyme and musical mode.” Source: www.britannica.com

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Japanese Theatre, 14th century-1652 (banned)

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Japanese Theatre, 14th century-1652 (banned)

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-Noh Theatre: “Noh theater is structured around song and dance. Movement is slow, language is poetic, tone is monotonous, and costumes are rich and heavy.” Source: www.japan-guide.com

-What’s it known for? “Traditional Japanese theatre is a colorful and mesmerizing combination of dance, drama and musical accompaniment.” Source: www.japan.travel

-The Masks: “Noh masks are an essential part of Japanese theatre and culture. These intricate and gorgeous masks represent tradition, culture, art, and history. Noh drama and theatre masks represent a variety of characters that were not only important in theatre, but in traditional stories shared and passed down within families.” Source: wp.geneseo.edu

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-About: “Sanskrit theatre mixed dancing, music, song, spoken poetry, prose, and gestures into an intricate form of performance.” Source: study.com

-Who Invented it? “The Buddhist playwright, poet and philosopher Asvaghosa, who composed the Buddhacarita, is considered to have been one of the first Sanskrit dramatists along with Bhāsa, who likely lived in the 2nd century BCE, and is famous for writing two of the only surviving tragedies in Sanskrit drama.” Source: Wikapedia.com

-First allowed women into theatre: “The Natyastrata not only allowed assumption of women's roles by men and men's roles by women, but there were actually all-female troupes performing Sanskrit drama.” Source: www.didaskalia.net

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Middle Ages (Dark) Theatre, 5th century-15th century

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Middle Ages (Dark) Theatre, 5th century-15th century

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-Mystery plays: “Mystery plays are religious performances based on Biblical stories, such as the Fall of Adam and Eve and the Last Judgement.” Source: poemanalysis.com

-Puritans hate Theatre: “Their chief complaint was that secular entertainments distracted people from worshipping God, though they also felt that the theater's increasing popularity symbolized the moral iniquity of city life.” Source: www.sparknotes.com

-Cycle Plays: “sequences of episodes that dramatize the sweep of Christian salvation history from Creation to Judgement.” Source: Oxfordreference.com

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-Golden Age: “It was that humanizing of plays that led to the transformation of English drama and the popularisation of the theatre, and it thus became a golden age of theatre.” Source: nosweatshakespeare.com

-Neoclassical: “Neoclassicism is a revival of the many styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period.” Source: Wakelet.com

-Olympic Theater (Teatro Olímpico): “The Teatro Olimpico ("Olympic Theatre") in Vicenza is the oldest surviving indoor theater in the world. Together with the Teatro all'antica in Sabbioneta and the Teatro Farnese in Parma, its is one of only three Renaissance theaters still in existence.“ Source: tourguidetoitaly.com

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-Elizabeth the 1st: “Under Queen Elizabeth's reign, the theatre flourished. Many great playwrights got their start under her rule. Playhouses were built, and a large number of performances were done privately for the queen herself.” Source: Prezi.com

-What’s a Tragedy? “Elizabethan tragedy dealt with heroic themes, usually centering on a great personality by his own passion and ambition.” Source: web.suffieldacademy.org

-Red Lion (1567): “The Red Lion was an Elizabethan playhouse located in Whitechapel (part of the modern Borough of Tower Hamlets), just outside the City of London on the east side.” Source: Wikapedia.org

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North American (Early) Theatre, 18th century-19th century

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North American (Early) Theatre, 18th century-19th century

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-“The Theatre of Neptune”: “Le Théâtre de Neptune en la Nouvelle-France was a drama prepared by Marc Lescarbot and performed in November 1606. It was written in the tradition of a réception, composed to celebrate the return of an important personage, in this case of Poutrincourt to Port-Royal.” Source: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca

-Indigenous performances: “There are three types of indigenous theater: ceremonial, ritual, and performative. Ceremonial theater is used to commemorate important events or to teach moral lessons.” Source: Forum-Theatre.com

-How did it begin? “The first recorded performance of a play written by an American was in 1690 at Harvard College. The first permanent American theatre was built in Philadelphia in 1766.” Source: www.britannica.com

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- What defines Broadway? “Theaters that have a seating capacity of 500 or more are considered Broadway Theaters or “On Broadway,” regardless of where it is located or the cost of the ticket.” Source: charleshstewart.com

-“A Street car named Desire”: “A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in December 1947, playing 855 performances before closing in December 1949.” Source: playbill.com

-Method Acting: “the actor should behave in a real manner, really performing an action or feeling an emotion rather than pretending to do so.” Source: theconversation.com