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Classic Theatre. The first great period of drama 564 B.C. – 100 A.D. Romantic Theatre. The second great period of drama 1300 - 1700. Modern Theatre. The third great period of drama 1864 - 1945. Classic Theatre.
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Classic Theatre The first great period of drama 564 B.C. – 100 A.D.
Romantic Theatre The second great period of drama 1300 - 1700
Modern Theatre The third great period of drama 1864 - 1945
Classic Theatre Originated in Greece in 564 B.C. and moved to Rome, when Rome conquered Greece in 336 B.C. Rome fell in 100 A.D. ending the period of Classic Drama.
Classic Theatre Performed plays in the Amphitheatre, a 10,000 - 50,000 seat outdoor theatre. The most famous Greek amphitheatre is called the Theatre of Dionysus
Classic Theatre The first form of Drama was called Tragedy and later a second form Comedy developed. These forms were always performed separately and never mixed.
Romantic Theatre Started in Italy around 1300 with the Renaissance, a rebirth of Classical Ideals. Romantic Theatre spread throughout Europe, reaching England by the 1500’s.
Romantic Theatre Performed plays in Public Theatres. Outdoor theatres were on South Bank of London’s Thames River. The most famous Public Theatre is The Globe.
Romantic Theatre Playwrights such as Shakespeare often mixed the forms of Tragedy and Comedy, because he felt it made the drama better.
Modern Theatre Began in Europe with the development of Realism in 1864, and quickly spread to America where it continued until at least the end of WWII in 1945.
Modern Theatre Popularized the Proscenium Theatre, which used the proscenium arch to separate the audience from the stage.
Modern Theatre Used many different forms including Melodrama, Farce, Comedy, Tragedy, and the development of the Musical.