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History of Renaissance Theater

History of Renaissance Theater. Brooke Curry, Sarah Evans, Jessica Manley, Ashley Webb, Mollie Chandler, Dawnethia Springer. Roles & Research. Sarah & Brooke- Presenting power point to class. Ashley-Sit at desk and change power point slides.

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History of Renaissance Theater

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  1. History of RenaissanceTheater Brooke Curry, Sarah Evans, Jessica Manley, Ashley Webb, Mollie Chandler, Dawnethia Springer

  2. Roles & Research • Sarah & Brooke- Presenting power point to class. • Ashley-Sit at desk and change power point slides. • Dawnieddia- Type and submit the paper in engrade.com accounts. • Mollie- Explain, demonstrate, and perform the activity to the class. • Jessie- Creates handout. • Mollie, Dawn, Ashley- Creates test.

  3. Some Research • In the Renaissance period, from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, an interest in classical Greek and Roman art, culture and theater returned. Two major theater design traditions were developed at this time in Italy: the proscenium arch that frames and divides the stage from the audience and the art of painting cloths as backdrops for scenery. • Another major influence from this region was the commedia dell’ arte which means comedy of the profession. This form of theater was an improvised, quick-witted performance by wandering players.

  4. They wore masks to portray a regular cast of characters and made up their lines as they went along. The daughters and wives of the players were some of the first women to perform in theater. • In England, Queen Elizabeth I strongly supported the theater. During Elizabethan times, as they are known, the most famous playwright in history began his career. Born in 1564, William Shakespeare was an actor and poet, who wrote plays for his company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, to perform. Many of his plays, such as “Romeo and Juliet,” “Hamlet,” and “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” are still studied and performed all over the world today.

  5. Very broadly speaking, the Renaissance period is said to span from 1300 till the end of the sixteenth century.Renaissance Theater is said to broadly span the Middle Ages when it made its debut in Italy during the early 15th century. This phase of theater is also called Elizabethan Theater when the focus was on concepts like moral turpitude and in a battle of good versus evil, good always triumphed. Soliloquies or long and narrative style of dialogues were done away with. There was also no joining of comedy and tragedy.

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