HISTORY OF THE THEATRICAL FORMS AND THEIR EVOLUTION

• It refers to a place in which performances take place. It began from ancient myth, rituals, and ceremonies which are performed by groups of people in a certain venue.

  Theater
• In modern times, theater production is a collaborative effort involving:

  -Playwright writing the scripts

  -Director rehearsing the performers

  -Designer and technical crew producing props to create the scenes

  -Actors and actresses performing on stage
• European theater can be traced back to Ancient Greece as a religious festival to honor the Greek Gods. It is composed of 3 types of drama; tragedy, comedy, and satyr play.

  Greek theater
• The most common theme in Roman theatrical plays were chariot races, gladiators, and public executions. The Romans liked watching realistic, frightful, and bloody performances. These barbaric themes of plays were banned by the Christians resulting in the closure of all theaters by the end of 400 AD.


  Roman Theater
• All performances during this time were disallowed and declared by the Church as an act of evil. The Minstrels, despite of being perceived as a dangerous and pagan, secretly continued theater performances in public places. where they travelled to different areas as puppeteers, jugglers, singers, and performers in other theatrical acts.

  Medieval Theater
• Theater acts in this period were described as the return of Greek and Roman arts and culture in which university drama was formed to recreate Athenian tragedy.

  Renaissance theater
• Theatrical performers were called professional players
• It is the stage named after Queen Elizabeth I of England who was a prominent supporter of theater arts.

  Elizabethan stage
• He is a famous playwright and poet and the most influential artist of this period.

  William Shakespeare