Theater Era Timeline by Moniz, Cameron

Vaudeville (1880-1920)

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Director: F. Ziegfeld Jr.

Realism (1890's - Present)

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Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller

Greek (15th Century, 1400's)

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Antigone

Sophocles

Commedia Dell Arte (1550-1750)

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The Emperor of the Moon

Aphra Behn

Roman Theater 240BC - 476

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This era is the second largest era of theater! Many plays were being developed based mainly on greek mythology.

Medieval Theater 401- 1500

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This era was packed with liturgical performances. Professional theater was also becoming popular at the time.

Elizabethan 1576 - 1642

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This was developed in England. This is where Shakespeare made his debut!

French Neoclassicism 1648 - 1789

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When physical theaters began to have their classic look. This brought more emotional and human plays into the mix.

Restoration Comedy 1660 - 1710

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The most comedies were being produced at this time. Lots of the plays were centered around love and brought a bit of light to more emotional themes.

Sentimentalism 1701- 1800

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This era of theater brought a new and more natural form of performance. This brought a bit more realism into the picture.

Melodrama 1801- 1900

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Completely centered around love and romance. The plays mainly revolved around the good and bad that comes with love.

Realism 1860 -1900

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This era of theater focused on making a performance resemble how people actual interact with the world. Contained less poetic speech and monologues.

Naturalism 1880 - 1940

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This era brought new sets and costumes to theater. This created a bit more of a natural setting to the stage and can still be seen in theater today!

Expressionism 1890 -1940

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New dynamic of voices on stage. The way lines were delivered and the volume that they were delivered at had lots of meaning to the work.

Epic Style 1910 - 1950

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This is when music began making its way into theater. The music and scenery was also changing with how technology was developing.

Theater of the Absurd 1951- 1972

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This was an "absurd" form of theater. Many of the characters began taking on roles from fantasies. Many characters were no longer just human.

Electric 1960's

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This brought music and interpretation into the theater. The characters were complex and would use lots of movement to portray the piece.

King Lear 1606

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This was Shakespeares tragedy about a royal kingdom. This delved into many different plot and had layers of characters with intertwined stories.

Still Life 1936

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This was a Melodrama known for its short (5 scene) performance. It explored a love affair between a woman and a physician.

Look Back in Anger 1979

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This show was a realism play. This explores the love life of a young man. The man experiences marital and emotional struggles with his partner.