History of theatre

State theatre companies play an important role in a community, state and country. State theatre companies are ones that are directly funded by the government to showcase theatre. State theatre companies exist to create a cultural environment for the country, and to entertain and educate a wider audience than some of the lesser known theatre companies. They do this by creating a mainstage season that appeals to the entirety of the Australian audience, - state theatre companies are essential to a community

Hallfrisch Prof. Rebecca Thornberry Intro to theater October 28, 2016 The History of the Globe Theatre Today we know of The Globe Theatre on because of the famous playwright and director known as William Shakespeare. The events which took place in The Globe’s past and what is its future may be, have become, and will be, an important part of the history of theater and drama. This paper will discuss the history of the Globe theatre, the importance it held at its time, and the importance of The Globe

musical theatre combines the drama aspect and plots of stage plays while adding musical components. The plot and a variety of emotions including love, passion, anger, sadness, and humor, are all presented through words and music. Musical theatre has changed tremendously over time, from operas to orchestras to full fledged plays. However, from the beginning until now the art form has carried a great influence in the world of performance. This essay will explore the history of musical theatre from birth

Boston has a rich performing arts history that dates back to 1794, when Charles Bulfinch designed the city's first playhouse. Today, there are several theaters around Boston, including the Wang Theatre. Located in the historic Theatre District, it was first known as the Metropolitan Theatre, then the Music Hall, before becoming the Wang Theatre in the early 1980s. At that time, the theatre was restored to its glory days of the 1920s, and since then, it has broken box office records with musicals

upon, and confronted society’s cultural attitudes and values. Many musicals address social issues and attempt to persuade the audience to think differently, or validate their existing ideals. Musicals both reflect the social aspects of history and provide the history itself, as a theatrical vehicle that intends to change, not just comment upon, the views of the times. Certain decades appeared to produce shows with little to no social significance, but even these shows prompt important questions regarding

Theatre has been an evolutionary cultural superpower since the beginning of Greek theatre to the society impacting shows of Broadway. Although theatre is all the same, each social cultural construct twisted theatre into it's own tradition and values. Greek theatre for example used theatre to honor the gods; Dionysus in specific. Compared to Roman theatre where the Romans love to used comedy, and spectacle. Japanese theatre however, has a long rich history and was twisted to the Japaneses traditions

Improvisational theatre, often called improv or impro, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script. Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy

ago when music was one of the main important parts of a play. American Musicals allowed actors to express their selves in a way that no one has ever seen before. The evolution of musicals began with the influences of American Expressionism. Musical Theatre has its own very unique art and it has influenced the expansion of the boundless creations one can make with such beautiful art. Along the road it gave birth to the Golden Age, Rock Musicals, and Pop Musicals. Stage Musicals and Film Musicals have

expensive to manage, and some may not be able to do it." Kopp of course bets on the drive-ins' survival. In 2005, he and his wife bought the Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre in Henderson, N.C., for $22,000 on eBay. He said they've invested about $300,000 since to clear the seven acres of weeds and modernize the technology. Today the theatre can accommodate 265 cars and show movies in a 60-foot-by-80-foot screen. The sound comes through car radios. Film fare of the Raleigh Road and other drive-ins typically

I believe to understand performance you must first understand what it’s about and its history. One of the biggest ideas in performance art is breaking the rule. Theatre was first discovered by ancient Greece. The people of Greece first started doing performances to please the gods and to celebrate them. They started with just a chorus, but over time people started adding more and more people on stage. The first rule that came up from this is no more than three people on stage. The second was to change