1. NeoClassical Theatre By: Braeden H., Arturas M., Christina M., Tavonte T.

2. Theatre Like Roman Stage Curved Seats and an open Orchestra A Scaena or stage house with large façade Indoors and marked the creation of Proscenium arch.

3. Performance Men and Women performed these plays Most themes of this time period are: -Roman -Greek

4. Audience Most plays are performed in front of large audiences and courts to all people.

5. Famous Plays Le Cid 1637 Horace 1640 Cinna 1640-41 Polyecute 1642 Tartuffe 1664 The Misanthrope 1666 The Miser 1668 The Imaginary Invalid 1673 Andromaque 1667

6. Famous playwrights/actors Actors or acting troupes: -Hotel de Bougogne -Theatre du Marais -Moliere’s * They all merged to become the first national troupe. Playwrights: -Pierre Corneille -Jean Racine -Moli`ere -Alexandre Hardy

7. Innovations for plays The stage and seats were set up cleverly to let all viewers enjoy the play. Seating in the back of the theatre was curved so noone sat I corners and had a better view of the stage.

8. Misanthrope part 14 of 15 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuH _gZzNnIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuH _gZzNnI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYm OXY3SLpEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYm OXY3SLpE

9. Works Cited Priestly, J.B.The Wonderful Life of the Theatre. Yugoslavia: Doubleday, 1969. Print. Justin.”La Canada Playhouse.” La Canada Playhouse. Theatre Education Group. Web. 11 Apr. 2012..http://www.lacanadaplyhouse.org “French Neoclassical Theatre Movements.” Western Theatre History.com. Web.11 Apr. 2012.. http://westerntheatrehistory.com/FrenchMovements.aspx Marks,Jonathan. “Drama.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online,2012. Web.11 Apr. 2012.