The theatre of the Greeks was built on the hill which sloped so everyone could see in the back rows. Greek Theater consists of three different parts: the orchestra, the scene, and the main theater called the Koilon. The orchestra was the circular area, placed in front of the stage. In the center o...

A theater is a building, a structure, or a space in which dramatic performances take place. In its broadest sense, theater can be defined as including everything connected with dramatic arts - the play itself, the stage with its scenery and lighting, makeup, costumes, acting, and actors. Theaters ha...

The musical I did my review on was \"West Side Story\" by Jerome Robbins. I saw this play at the Woodland High School with my family. We went to see it because my older brother, Nick, was in it. Thinking about the overall production, I liked that it was about two gangs fighting over their \"turf...

In "Six Characters in Search of an Author", Luigi Pirandello demonstrates how he took advantage of classical drama by creating the difference between the characters and actors in the play. Pirandello uses many staging approaches and techniques to merge drama and theater, into real life, while feat...

Acc to modern critics, Sanskrit drama, has a religious origin, as the Vedas are considered as the eternal source of all sublime and fine arts. Some critics also give credit to a semi-religious, secular or popular origin. All the same, there is no conclusive evidence to prove the same. There have be...

I thought the performance of the play \"Sugar\" was an electrifying and exciting piece of theatre. Although my theatre experience is limited to attending live performances, I really enjoyed myself at the theatre. The personal exchange of chemistry between performer and audience was magical and left ...

The plays in ancient Greece were made up of several genres. One of these genres was comedy. Comedy came from two main factors, the major one being known as the "Choral Element" which has ceremonies to encourage fertility at the Festival of Dionysus. The second influence was from Sicilian mimes th...