Greek Theater originated from Dionysius’ worshippers’ rituals

The first institutionalized theater was in 600 BC Athens

The dues es machina originated from a literal god of the machine

Musical back drops

Many dramatic technical things were solidified

Political plays were frowned upon

More grounded, less gods

Lotsa flutes

Symbolically colored makeup

1300s golden age conveys tone, moral messages, and political messages

NO CROSSDRESSING (until 1300 CE)

Only basic furniture and colored sheets are used to convey the setting of the story

Mustaches for good guys

8 hours of show made of 2-5 scene plays

Kyogen: satire and comedy

The actor of a noh play does not speak for the character, rather another speaker does

Plays are defined by their moods

Plays have between 1-10 acts

Varied shapes and sizes of theaters

Very particular acting to present emotions

Due to clergy nonsense Middle Ages theatre was of the people

Guilds would put on plays of biblical stories

All stages were wagons

In the vernacular

Of humanism, the belief that people have value

In the vernacular

Sets built in single point perspective

Very robust effects

1560s on women are allowed to be in plays

Stock characters and lines

Collaborative writing of plays

Not profitable

History plays are about historical political stories

Added poetry to scripts

English and native inspiration

Theaters on boats for easier tours

Culturally insensitive makeup

Schenanigans that are actually about class

VERY RASCIST

Plays that use a combination of symbolism and exressionism

Political plays

Modern tragedies that follow similarly to Greek plays but with modern techniques

Reflection of capitalism

English and Native inspiration

Theaters on boats

Culturally insensitive make up

VERY RASCIST