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Theatre Timeline
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Theatre Timeline
Realistic measures
Rules, Rules and More Rules
Musicals
Where it Began
Musicals have there own history.
- Musicals have developed over time to include more technology and that is where we are headed.
Egyptians started theatre with storytelling and rituals
They tell the stories of how they were created, what great thing they accomplished, and how they died
Realism
People wanted real stories about real people
Henrik Ibsen was a very well known playwright who wrote for the Realism Genre
- Neoclassicism was all about the rules
- It was there to form the perfect play
- Had to be in a 24 hour period
- Stereotypes had to be exact (Stock Characters)
- Moliere Broke neoclassical rules
Drama, Drama, Drama
The Greeks
Oh Romeo, Romeo, where fore art thou Romeo?
Shakespeare became very popular during the Elizabethan Period
A new Genre was invented Tragicomedy
Melodrama was known for these Characteristics
- Villian
- Damsel in Distress
- Music in the Background
- Over-Dramatic Acting
Greeks created the theatre we know today.
Two popular genres of theatre
Tragedy- Ended with death and destruction
Comedy- Ended with happiness and had comedic aspects.