Theater was medicine for ancient Greeks.

The Ampitheater always looked the same (no sets)

The amphitheater could sit 20,000 people.

The first theater to let women in plays.

Large rectangular stage was meant for the Gods

Whole theater resembled the universe.

Seating area covered by cloth, while the stage has a wood roof.

Scenes of the battle are carved into their triumphal arch.

The theater was abandoned, the seats were covered in sand and found in 19th century in good condition.

Related with religious ritual

Black costumes were good characters

White costumes were evil characters

Some plays could last up to 8 hours

Convey a mood rather than a story

1 person preforms while the “crowd” sings

Mystery and morality plays

Local actors participate

Typically a religious nature

Only male actors

Mostly miracle and mystery plays that tell stories teaching peoples story from the Bible.

It’s English drama written between the reformation and the closure of the theaters in 1642.

The plays had to be performed in daylight

The cheapest place was the front of the stage where ordinary people stood.

Preform around 6 different plays each week.

Many jobs that go into broadway that many people don’t know about

Used to be nearly 100 broadway theaters

More than 100 broadway show openings per year.

Williamsburg Virginia saw the construction of the first theater building in the American colonies.

Practiced ritual performances (songs, dance, storytelling)

“Theater is sinful, America is going to be a city on a hill”