Evolution of Theater

·         Churches started staging their own theater performances during Easter Sundays with biblical stories and events.

• Renaissance Theater

• Medieval Theater

• Neoclassical Theater

• Ancient Greek Theater

·         The three well-known tragedy playwrights during this period were Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus.

• Ancient Greek Theater

• Roman Theater

• Baroque Theater

• Medieval Theater

·         The usual themes were chariot races, gladiators, and public executions.

• Baroque Theater

• Renaissance Theater

• Ancient Greek Theater

• Roman Theater

The companies of players (companies of actors) were organized by the aristocrats and performed seasonally in many places.

• Roman Theater

• Medieval Theater

• Renaissance Theater

• Baroque Theater

·         During this period, melodrama and operas became the most popular theatrical forms.

• Baroque Theater

• Renaissance Theater

• Romantic Theater

• Neoclassical Theater

The famous actor and poet who emerged in this period was William Shakespeare.

• Ancient Greek Theater

• Medieval Theater

• Baroque Theater

• Renaissance Theater