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The first plays ever performed and recorded were in Egypt. They were usually performed in festivals or celebrations.
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Simple dance moves started to get incorporated within the plays as well as costumes, masks, sounds effects, and more intense scenes.
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Myths and storytelling were used as a way of education and entertainment. Ex.Iliad and the Odyssey.
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During the rituals for Dionysus a group of men would sing and act,these men were the chorus. This is where the greek theater originated from
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He was the inventor of tragedy and introduced speeches,masks, makeup, and costumes. He was known for being the first independant actor.
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He was the founder of greek drama and introduced dialogues into plays. The Persians was one of his earliest greek plays.He was also known for Oresteia which is a trilogy.
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He wrote more than 120 plays like Oedipus and used destiny as plots as well as creating ideal characters.He also introduced 3rd characters as well as morals and religion as themes. He also expanded the chorus and he lived for over 90 years.
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The first dressing rooms made for performers were made and introduced to the actors
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The first stage machinery and design were introduced.
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He was the greatest Greek comedy writer, and he wrote over 40 plays but only 11 of them survived. His plays include Music, dance, dialogue, and choral parts. His plays were considered modern which is why they are still performed and produced till today.
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The first roman performances were introduced in 365 BC.
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Greek Theatres began to spread a lot the Mediterranean area.
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Aristotle set the basics for tragedy. It should start with happiness then misery. The main character should also learn within the story and from their mistakes. The audience should feel petty.Finally the character should have a final phase called Catharsis
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The first wooden theatre was built in Rome.
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Terrence put his own twist on old Greek plays especially the ones by Meander. He even combined two or more plays into one. He introduced subplots and added really realistic dialogue.
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Pantomimes are expressive dances that are performed with no dialogue or speech. This was originally a Greek idea that was adapted by the Roman Emperor
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The first permanent theatre was finally built.
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The Birth of Jesus Christ
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Seneca was a philosopher and drama writer within the silver age of Rome.
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The Colosseum was built by emperor Vespasian and his son. It held about 50,000 audience member and was 617 by 512 ft. There was no fees for the ticket but where you sat was based on you gender and social class. After all these years the Colosseum is still standing till this day.
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Most actors were slaves and were from a low level of society.
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The church isolates and banishes all actors while forbidding the citizens from attending any shows.
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Roman Performances are stopped
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Troupes went around Europe and performed plays as a source of entertainment for people
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The Church officially forbids theatre. This is recorded as the end of classical theatre
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Circuses started to travel around the continent and entertaining people.
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There were 3 main types of plays miracle,mystery,and mortality plays.
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Plays were performed at the church on a mansion at the beginning but as they gained popularity they were moved to the center of the city.
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German Drama started to gain popularity
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Ordinary citizens started to perform in plays.
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These plays started to gain popularity and performances started happening
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The first English play, and it was a mortality play, with the first out door setting
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The first signs of comedy plays based on improve performances and stock characters.
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One of the best poet till this day, he wrote 5 comedy plays and set the basics for comedy plays.
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New set designs came when the renaissance period entered Europe
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Shakespeare was an actor and a writer that wrote amazing plays and was mostly known as the father of tragedy and the best tragedy writer ever. He has written Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Midsummer Night's Dream as well as many more amazing plays. He also introduced soliloquies and couplets.
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He was known for his language and different exciting plots.
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He was the first master of English comedy. Used people's weaknesses as material for jokes and comedy.
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