`Since forever all I have known was the architecture for a grand theatre, amphitheatre, arena stages, thrust stages, and end stages.

Everything involving music, charactarization , acting, dynamics, or anything you could think of involving theatre, I know.

My father used to take me and my sister to the arena often to see different shows and plays. Thats what the Greeks used the arena for, a playfull and enjoyable experience. I wish I could say the same for the Romans. Unfortunately, they didn't use the arena for comedy. They used it for all different types of killing and beatings. They held Animal fights, executions, and fights to the death. Sadly, they also used the arena to kill Christians. (Followers of the religion Christianity.)

My parents often said it was my legacy to be involved with theatre arts and everything in-between. Of course I loved learned about the perfectly placed stones and different gladiator fights, and the place always felt like home.

When I was young it scared me a great deal to go there at any time other than a show. I was afraid of what the scary murderers would do to me so I often stayed behind for one reason or another.

Jerash contains two roman theatres, ancient and surprisingly well built in terms are architectural structure. The fact that it is still standing in the same place today as I saw it centuries ago is mind blowing.

The northern theatre, was built in 165 AD and had a capacity of a whopping 1600 people. This was mainly used as the 'city council chamber.' The larger south theatre could hold more than 300 people and was build between 90-92 AD.

My brief stay was pleasant but uncomfortably boring as watching council members for an area you are not native too is very anti-climactic in many ways.

This is the Pergamum Theatre located in on the Aegean coast of Anatolia and founded by Greek colonists.

When I visited here, the simple structure of repeatedly places stones made me so fascinated. I secretly broke off a peice of limestone and placed it inside of a locket. I hid the locket in a chest underground in hopes someone many years later would find it.

This was a truly fascinating city, and I am so grateful I was able to attend. There was great cultural, political and military power shown during this period. Drama was at its core. Theatre was part of an event held every year called the Dionysia, which honoured the god Dyonisus. In the Dionysia, the playwrights displayed their work to an audience. (I was honored to be a member of the audience.) It was a competition, with a winner and prizes.

I learned a great deal of evolvement from Greece Theatre culture than I had last seen. A truly unforgetable experience.

I had been cleared by my dear friend, Dr. Williamson, to continue my exploration precisely when the Gilded age had begun.

I entered a victorian London theatre and was shocked when I heard there was an 'entry fee'. Things had changed a lot it seems.

I entered to hear Music I had never encountered, and phenomenal acting. This experiance opened my eyes to the fact that change is incredible.

The theatre itself was outstanding. t was a building topped off with a dome shaped roof with intricate designes echoed into the very top. Quite the spectical to be seen.

Although, I stayed in these parts of town near the theatre for a couple more decades to document the works that were unfolding before me. The time flew and it reached the 2000's in a flash. My eyes have been through many changes but none so big as when I entered the 21st century.

The Gershwin Theatre, shown in the image above, is the world largest Broadway Theatre located In New York City. The intricate building presents a "modernist Art Nouveau style" that was created by the vision of set of architectural designer Ralph Alswang. I truly loved walking into this theatre to see Wicked for the first time.

The show Wicked is really something. It has a variety of different song genres and tempos, mixing pop and classical to create something new.

Over the course of numerous centuries, theatre arts has greatly evolved from stone to splendor. It's a blessing to have been able to see all of the wonderful creations of genius designers and composers.

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/14-best-preserved-and-most-amazing-ancient-theatres-of-graeco-roman-antiquity

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https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/waughj/classes/gildedage/private/sports_and_culture/history/art.html#theatre

https://www.gershwinbroadway.com/information/#:~:text=The%20building%20features%20a%20modernist,own%20Theater%20Hall%20of%20Fame.