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In 50 videos, Mike Rugnetta teaches you theater and drama! This course is based on an introductory college level course in Theater and explores the history, theory, and technology that contributes to the art form most like life. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Describe the leading theories of the origins of theater
Understand how theater was produced and what it meant to audiences around the world
Analyze the historical and cultural contexts that lead to the creation of different movements in theater history
Argue for the importance of producing and understanding theater

Syllabus

Crash Course Theater and Drama Preview!.
What Is Theater? Crash Course Theater #1.
Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama: Crash Course Theater #2.
Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle: Crash Course Theater #3.
Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes: Crash Course Theater #4.
Dances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater, Everybody: Crash Course Theater #5.
Roman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca: Crash Course Theater #6.
Nostrils, Harmony with the Universe, and Ancient Sanskrit Theater: Crash Course Theater #7.
The Death and Resurrection of Theater as...Liturgical Drama: Crash Course Theater #8.
Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater: Crash Course Theater #9.
Get Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play: Crash Course Theater #10.
Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen: Crash Course Theater #11.
Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte: Crash Course Theater #12.
The English Renaissance and NOT Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #13.
Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon - Shakespeare's Early Days: Crash Course Theater #14.
Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15.
Comedies, Romances, and Shakespeare's Heroines: Crash Course Theater #16.
English Theater After Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #17.
Where Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18.
The Spanish Golden Age: Crash Course Theater #19.
Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism: Crash Course Theater #20.
Moliere - Man of Satire and Many Burials: Crash Course Theater #21.
Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana: Crash Course Theater #22.
Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku: Crash Course Theater #23.
All Night Demon Dance Party - Kathakali: Crash Course Theater #24.
China, Zaju, and Beijing Opera: Crash Course Theater #25.
England's Sentimental Theater: Crash Course Theater #26.
Why So Angry, German Theater? Crash Course Theater #27.
The Rise of Melodrama: Crash Course Theater #28.
North America Gets a Theater...Riot: Crash Course Theater #29.
Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows: Crash Course Theater #30.
Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism: Crash Course Theater #31.
Realism Gets Even More Real: Crash Course Theater #32.
Symbolism, Realism, and a Nordic Playwright Grudge Match: Crash Course Theater #33.
Chekhov and the Moscow Art Theater: Crash Course Theater #34.
The Horrors of the Grand Guignol: Crash Course Theater #35.
Synge, Wilde, Shaw, and the Irish Renaissance: Crash Course Theater #36.
Dada, Surrealism, and Symbolism: Crash Course Theater #37.
Expressionist Theater: Crash Course Theater #38.
Futurism and Constructivism: Crash Course Theater #39.
Little Theater and American Avant Garde: Crash Course Theater #40.
The Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Theater #41.
Federal Theatre and Group Theater: Crash Course Theater #42.
Antonin Artaud and the Theater of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43.
Bertolt Brecht and Epic Theater: Crash Course Theater #44.
Beckett, Ionesco, and the Theater of the Absurd: Crash Course Theater #45.
Broadway, Seriously: Crash Course Theater #46.
The Birth of Off Broadway: Crash Course Theater #47.
Poor Unfortunate Theater: Crash Course Theater #48.
Into Africa and Wole Soyinka: Crash Course Theater #49.
Broadway Book Musicals: Crash Course Theater #50.

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Robby Malik Chandra Sudrajat

This is a great online course to get to know about theater and especially about western theater and drama history. I took this course because I am going to be the theater director of my university and I really enjoyed this course because it explains everything about theater and drama in a simple way. Thank you.
Anonymous

Çok teşekkür ederim muhteşemdi bir oyuncu olarak yeniden tazelenmemi sağladı.
Bu kursun dünyanın neresinde olursa olsun tüm oyuncu adayları ve oyuncuların mutlaka işlerine yarayacak ölçüde bir kurs olduğunu söyleye bilirim. büyük bir keyifle katıldım tekrar teşekkür ederim.
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Prasad M

I choose this course to refresh knowledge gained when. It's advertised as a history course, but does contain valuable acting tips Thia course is suitable for students with a genuine interest in drama and theater. It's an excellent course, but only for those with genuine interest in the subject.
Rahmat Gumilar

The material presented is quite clear and easy to understand from the perspective of lay people who want to study drama and theater
Zhianshobeiri

It is a very good course and we can practically use this knowledge in the environment and on the stage and use it in the advancement and excellence of art.
Wendy Penos

Very informative and clear speaking voice for the speaker. Job well done for providing knowledgeable materials that is free for everyone.
Murali Basa

The course is designed beautifully and elevated important topic related to Theatre and Drama. A basic crash course
Janice Catherine Willis

I choose this course to refresh knowledge gained when. I studied Performing Arts in 2000. It's advertised as a history course, but does contain valuable acting tips Thia course is suitable for students with a genuine interest in drama and theatre. If you enroll,just because parents or peers tell you to, you will quickly lose interest, as the lectures are quite long. It's an excellent course, but only for those with genuine interest in the subject.

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