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Roman Theatre Death of Alexander the Great (Greek) – 323 BCE 146 BCE – Romans assimilated Greek culture AND THEATRE Notice the expanse of the Roman empire…This is WHY Greek (and then later) Roman theatre has permeated modern theatre. All European cultures for the next 2000 years were influenced by the original form of theatre. Roman theatre stole EVERYTHING from the Greeks • Greek plays were adapted (names and settings changed to Roman) • Set outdoors • NO chorus - only speaking actors • Male actors only • Mostly comedies • Had musical accompaniment • More festivals than Greeks • Mistaken identity/ love affairs – same types of plot devices as today • Stage changed from full circle (Greeks) to half circle- similar to thrust stage • Bigger stages- bigger skenes (large building 5 stories) later converted to sporting arenas • Pantomime became popular • 4 BC - Jesus Christ was born • 312 ACE- Constantine (last Roman ruler) turns over the Roman Empire to the Catholic Church • Christian church outlawed plays, dramas, comedies due to paganistic roots and inappropriate themes

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Page 1: Roman & Medieval Theatre notes - St. Johns County School District · 2016-12-17 · Roman Theatre Death of Alexander the Great (Greek) – 323 BCE 146 BCE – Romans assimilated Greek

RomanTheatreDeathofAlexandertheGreat(Greek)–323BCE

146BCE–RomansassimilatedGreekcultureANDTHEATRE

NoticetheexpanseoftheRomanempire…ThisisWHYGreek(andthenlater)Romantheatrehaspermeatedmoderntheatre.AllEuropeanculturesforthenext2000yearswereinfluencedbytheoriginalformoftheatre.

RomantheatrestoleEVERYTHINGfromtheGreeks

• Greekplayswereadapted(namesandsettingschangedtoRoman)• Setoutdoors• NOchorus-onlyspeakingactors• Maleactorsonly• Mostlycomedies• Hadmusicalaccompaniment• MorefestivalsthanGreeks• Mistakenidentity/loveaffairs–sametypesofplotdevicesastoday• Stagechangedfromfullcircle(Greeks)tohalfcircle-similartothruststage• Biggerstages-biggerskenes(largebuilding5stories)laterconvertedtosportingarenas• Pantomimebecamepopular• 4BC-JesusChristwasborn• 312ACE-Constantine(lastRomanruler)turnsovertheRomanEmpiretotheCatholicChurch• Christianchurchoutlawedplays,dramas,comediesduetopaganisticrootsandinappropriatethemes

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MedievalTheatre

EarlyPhaseDramas–900–1050BiblicalstorieschantedorsungbychoirboysorclergyinLatin

HighPhaseDramas–1050-1300

• Spokeninregionallanguagesinoutdoorvenues• VerylargetemporarystagesandsettingscalledMansionsrepresentingbiblicallocations• SeveralMansionswouldbeassembledwithinwalkingdistancesothatpeoplecouldtravelfromone

storyperformancetoanother• Costumes:Earthlycharactersworecontemporarydress,Heavenlycharactersworechurchgarments,

andHellishcharactershadwings&maskswithhorns• PageantWagons:individualstages,oneforeachstorycamelater-madeiteasiertotravel,ratherthan

settingupandelaborateMansion• SeveralPageantWagonswouldbecalledaCyclePlay

MoralityPlays-around1400• Spiritualtrialsofanordinaryperson• Mostfamous–Everyman

ALLTHEATREFROMGREEKSUPTOFARCEWEREFINANCEDBYTHESTATE,RELIGIOUSORSECULAR

ORGANIZATIONS

Farce-comedyUndergroundplaysstartingaround1200uptoCommediaDe’llArte


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