Theatre History Timeline by Ky Mader https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw Ky Mader en-us 2022-02-25 20:48:53 UTC 2022-03-04 14:52:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3ad.png Greek Theatre | 550 BC-220 BC maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2066996794
  • Greek theatre was prescribed to cure illness.
  •  Due to the construction of the theatre itself, it had perfect acoustics.
  • Thespias came up with the idea of acting different characters, creating the term “thespian”.
    • ]]>     2022-02-25 20:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2066996794     Roman Theatre | 240 BC-100 BC maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2066999091
  • The curtain on stage was dropped into a pit just in front.
  • No plays of middle comedy are around today. 
  • Masks stopped being worn; music was added to performance. 
    • ]]>     2022-02-25 20:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2066999091     Chinese Theatre | 1279-1368 maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067000225
  • Earliest plays had to do with religion. 
  • Fragments of 150 plays still exist to this day. 
  • Two branches of drama were born. 
    • ]]>     2022-02-25 20:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067000225     Japanese Theatre | 14th Century maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067002030
  • The most popular traditional style of Japanese theatre is Kabuki. 
  • Puppet theatre used puppets instead of actors.
  • One person performs all the voices in puppet theatre. 
    • ]]>     2022-02-25 21:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067002030     Sanskrit Theatre | 1500 BC-AD 1100 maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067003816
  • A guide to theatre was created.
  • Religion is practiced in drama and performance. 
  • Bhavas determined the mood of each play. 
    • ]]>     2022-02-25 21:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067003816     Middle Ages Theatre | 500-1400 maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067004980
  • Christianity ruled theatre.
  • In mystery plays, some women were allowed to perform. 
    • ]]>     2022-02-25 21:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2067004980     Renaissance Theatre | 1300-1500 maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073981823
  • Plays were about human achievement.
  • Comedies were very popular.
    • ]]>     2022-03-02 16:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073981823     Elizabethan Theatre | 1558-1642 maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073985719
  • Ralph Roister Doister and Gammer Gurton’s Needle were 2 of the earliest plays.
  • The Theatre was the first successful permanent theatre. 
  • The University Wits revised plays. 
    • ]]>     2022-03-02 16:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073985719     North American Theatre | 1700s maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073988582
  • The government suppressed indigenous performance.
  • Puritans hated theatre because it wasn’t in the Bible, therefore must be a sin.
  • After being free from the British, America kept theatre. 
    • ]]>     2022-03-02 16:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073988582     Broadway Theatre | 1857-Present maderk0197 https://padlet.com/maderk0197/okbywvsqy20822fw/wish/2073994420
  • Death of a Salesman was a very popular play. 
  • Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun, and it is still performed today. 
  • Off Broadway was created, followed by Off-Off Broadway. 

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