Our Theater Appreciation guide is a great study tool for students in an elective class and college theater majors alike. This well-written guide is an ode to theater covering its importance in society and human creativity. Covering the history, types of theater, companies, and popular plays, this guide is an all-encompassing portrait of theater and why it has been appreciated for thousands of years.
This six-page laminated guide includes:
• What is Theater?
• Historical Background: Origins in Prehistory & Earliest Civilizations; Festival Theater; Greek Tragedies & Comedies (6th-5th Century BCE); Medieval Festival Theater (900-1560 CE); Late Medieval & Early Renaissance: Northern Europe (ca. 1400-1570); Earliest Professional Dramatists: For Gain & Profit; Hellenistic Greek & Roman Empire (4th Century BCE-549 CE); Renaissance Theater; Restoration Dramas (1660-1700); Romanticism (Early 1800s); Early American Theaters (1800s)
• Modern Theater: Global Diversity; Basic Parts of a Modern Theater Building; Putting on a Play: A Creative Collaboration
• Types of Modern Theatrical Companies
• Popular Plays
Suggested uses:
o Elective Students – Quick and easy access to the essentials as a review and reference that can back up your studies and boost your grade
o Theater Students – Essential details at a glance in a format you can take anywhere
o Theater Lovers – Expand your knowledge of theater to appreciate and enjoy the experience even more