Roman Theatre
Roman theatre is divided in two large block of political history
Ruler: Julias Caesar
Romans were famous for all kinds of entrainment which they enjoyed at the same time they attended theatrical presentations.
Romans drama: tragedy and comedy
Atellan Farce was one of the many forms replacing comedy!
Romans mime:
Gymnastics
Juggling
Songs
Dances
Roman pantomime:
Ballet
Chorus
Musical accompanists
single dancer (mythological, historical)
Roman Ludi were official religions festival rather than honor one god at the events they honored many festivals
Ludi Romani
First major Roman festival to incorporate theatre
Dedicated to the god Jupiter - the Roman equivalent to Zeus's
The only three Roman playwrights have survived
Plautus
Terrence
Seneca
Plautus
Most popular of all the comic writers
Two of his famous plays
The Menaechmi
Miles Glorious
Terence
Possibly the first known playwrights of African decent
Famous play
The Brothers
The Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius wrote a ten volume work De Architecture
The scene house/ Three types of Scenery
Tragic
Comic
Satyric
Acting
Actors were called