A Survey of Theatre History An Online Course of Study Prepared by Janet DeJean Newton A Companion Course to Drama I Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Wisconsin.

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A Survey of Theatre History An Online Course of Study Prepared by Janet DeJean Newton A Companion Course to Drama I Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Wisconsin

A Survey of Theatre History? Webster’s dictionary defines survey as “to view or consider comprehensively,” or to view or consider “completely or broadly.” So, in a survey of Theatre History, students will have the opportunity to completely explore the evolution of theatre, from its very beginning to today!

Learning Goals for Students Students who complete the Survey of Theatre History course will be able to:  identify the key characteristics of historical movements in the history of theatre,  recognize key literature developed, written, and performed during these time periods,  and, identify principal individuals associated with the history of theatre.

Origins of Theatre

Egyptian Theatre The Birth House at Edfu. This colonnaded structure was the site of the annual Festival of Coronation, which reenacted the divine birth of Horus and the reigning pharaoh. Around the back of the building are reliefs of Horus being suckled by Isis. A Birth House is a Greco-Roman feature that was not part of older pharaonic temples. (

Early Ritual, Dramatic Dance, and Storytelling Phoenician patera, from Idalium, showing a religious ritual dance before a goddess in a temple round a sun emblem. (

Greek and Roman Theatre Roman theatre, Kermessos. (

Origins of Pantomime and Early Religious Plays

Asian and Middle Eastern Theatre

Medieval Theatre

German Drama

The Evolution of English Drama marius-petipa-i-marius%E2%80%99s-peripatetic-lifestyle-reminds-me-of-early-artistic-life/

Spanish Theatre

Italian Theatre and Commedia dell’arte

Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre

Restoration Theatre

Early American Theatre Theatre Scene Washington Enjoyed The Theatre, Inviting Friends To Seats In His Box. (

Turn-of-the Century American Theatre

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20 th Century Theatre Movements

Theatre Today

A Survey of Theatre History Break-a-leg! It’s show time!! Let’s start surveying!! Some of the image sources: