1. The Dramaturg What is their job?

2. The Dramaturg What is their job? 1.Advise the director on the literary aspects or historical facts of the play. 2.Help select theatre’s repertoire. 3.Translate, adapt, and/or edit texts 4.Clarify and explain cultural, social, and political aspects of a given play. 5.Contribute to the content and design of posters, programs, press releases, and other interactions with the media. 6.Collaborate with the director in casting. 7.Advise designers 8.Work with playwrights 9.Provide a second set of eyes and ears for the director to help keep a production on track in rehearsal.

3. Greek Theatre 534?-400 BCE

4. Festival Dionysus Dithyrambic Chorus

5. Thespis: First Actor, 534 BCE

6. Tragic Playwrights: Aeschylus Sophocles Euripedes Comic Playwright: Aristophanes

7. Greek Performance: Ekkyklema Chorus Masks

8. Greek Performance: Periaktoi

9. Theatron – “the seeing place” Skene Orchestra Paradoi Plan View of Theater at Epidaurus Ancient Greece

10. Aristotle: The Poetics, 335 BCE Earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and first philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. Topics: Definition of Tragedy Parts of Tragedy Rules for construction of Tragedy

11. Roman Theatre 240 BCE-568 AD

12. Comic Playwrights Plautus 254-184 BCE Terence 195-159 BCE

13. Tragic Playwright Seneca 4 BCE-65 AD

14. Roman Republic Established 509 BCE 27 BCE Roman Empire Established

16. Theatre at Orange Orange, France 1st Century AD Scaenae frons Ancient Rome

17. Theatre at Orange Orange, France 1st Century AD Ancient Rome

18. Theatre at Orange Orange, France 1st Century AD Ancient Rome

19. The Colosseum Rome, Italy 1 st Century AD Ancient Rome

20. The Colosseum Rome, Italy 1 st Century AD Ancient Rome

21. RIFT BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ROMAN THEATRE 393 AD. Any religion other than Christianity outlawed in the Roman Empire 398 AD Christians excommunicated from Church if they went to theatre instead of Church on holy days 398 AD Actors forbidden church sacrements

22. Ancient Rome RIFT BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ROMAN THEATRE. WHY? 1.Associated with pagan gods and festivals 2.Plays and practitioners offended church morals. 3.Theatre often ridiculed the church.

23. The Fall of the Roman Empire September 4, 476 AD Ancient Rome

24. Medieval Drama – Mansions Western Europe After 925 AD Medieval Europe

25. Medieval Drama – Pageant Wagons Western Europe 1200 AD Medieval Europe

26. Renaissance

27. Renaissance Drama Italy Characters Pantalone Dottore Capitano Zanni

28. Teatro Olimpico Vicenza, Italy 1580 Renaissance Italy

29. Theatre at Orange Orange, France 1st Century AD Ancient Rome

30. Teatro Olimpico Vicenza, Italy 1580 Renaissance Italy

31. Teatro Farnese Parma, Italy 1618 Renaissance Italy

32. Renaissance in England 1500-1642 Renaissance England William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Ben Jonson

33. Globe Theatre (Shakespeare) London, England 1599 – 1613 & 1614 - 1644 Renaissance England

34. Globe Theatre (Shakespeare) London, England 1599 – 1613 & 1614 - 1644 Renaissance England

35. Globe Theatre (Shakespeare) London, England 1599 – 1613 & 1614 - 1644 Tiring House Inner Above Inner Below Pit Stage Galleries Renaissance England

36. Private Theatre (Staurt Court Masques) English Renaissance Late 16 th Century Renaissance England

37. Private Theatre (Staurt Court Masques) English Renaissance Late 16 th Century Renaissance England

38. English Civil War 1642-1651 Roundheads vs. Royalists England

39. English Interregnum 1649-1660 Oliver Cromwell, England

40. Execution! 1649 King Charles I, England

41. English Interregnum 1649-1660 Oliver Cromwell, England

42. English Restoration 1660-1700 Charles II England

43. English Restoration Drury Lane Theatre

44. English Restoration Comedy of Manners

45. French Renaissance 1500-1700 Renaissance France

46. French Tennis Courts France Mid 16 th Century Renaissance France

47. Only permanent theatre in Paris Hôtel de Bourgogne 1595-1629

48. Moliere 1622-1673 Jean Racine 1639-1699 Pierre Corneille 1606-1684

49. SPANISH RENAISSANCE 1580-1680 Renaissance Spain

50. Corral Theatre of Almagro Almagro, Spain 1628 Renaissance Spain

51. Modern Theatre 1875-1975

52. Influences Charles Darwin: On the Origin of Species Karl Marx: Das Kapital Sigmund Freud: Interpretation of Dreams Political and social unrest Fragmentation of society

53. 5 Theatrical Movements in the Modern Era 1.Realism 2.Rejection of realism 3.Eclecticism 4.Continuation of Popular Theatre 5.Globalization

54. Realism Henrik Ibsen August Strindberg Anton Chekhov 3 early realistic playwrights.

55. American Realism Eugene O’Neill Arthur Miller Tennessee Williams 3 later realistic playwrights from the US.

56. The New Stagecraft Adolphe Appia Edward Gordon Craig Robert Edmond Jones

57. Eclectics

58. Popular Theatre

59. Theatre in Japan Origins: 350 BCE Noh Kabuki Bunraku

60. Theatre in Japan Noh Drama Derived from the word for skill or talent. Musical drama performed since the 14 th century Based on stories from traditional literature Uses masks, costumes, and dance.

61. Theatre in Japan Kabuki Most popular form of theatre in Japan. A dance/drama performed since the 17 th century Relies on live music and spectacle Uses elaborate makeup,

62. Theatre in Japan Bunraku Puppet theatre Very precise movements that lead to expressive puppets. Founded in 1684 Three types of performers: puppeteers, chanters, and musicians

63. Theatre in China Origins: 1122-225 BCE Dance Rituals Beijing Opera Unrelated to western opera Came to popularity in the 19 th century Includes: acrobatics and dance related movements, musical accompaniment, vocal performance, elaborate costumes, and makeup