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\nCrash Course Theater and Drama\n

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\nForsooth! Here’s a collection that has everything you ever wanted to know about the theater and drama—everyone from Aristotle to Chikamatsu, from Moliere to Shakespeare to Williams. From Banraku to Zaju, every type from comedy to...\n
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\nIntroduction to Greek Theatre and Antigone\n

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\nStudents compare and contrast a website layout and the layout of a Greek theatre. In this Greek theatre lesson, students research the Greek theatre and produce a bulleted list of five facts about the Greek theatre. Students complete a...\n
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\nThe Battle of the Greek Tragedies\n

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\nIntroduce the origins of theater and dramatic roles with this highly entertaining, animated video. It illustrates the evolution of the stage from the shrinking of the chorus in dramas during the fifth century BCE in Ancient Greece,...\n
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\nOrpheus- A Greek Myth: Reader's Theatre Script\n

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\nIs this any way to treat a Greek Myth? By all means, turn the tale of Orpheus into a reader's theatre exercise.\n
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\nGreek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes: Crash Course Theater #4\n

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\nWhat better way to tell a story than with actors dressed like horses? Information about satyr plays and other aspects of Greek comedy makes up the fourth video in the Crash Course Theater series. The discussion includes references to...\n
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\nSophocles' Antigone: Ancient Greek Theatre, Live from Antiquity\n

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\nStudents analyze Antigone and its universal issues as well as explore ancient Greece. In this Antigone and Ancient Greece lesson, students read and complete activities for Sophocles' Antigone. Students reconstruct the experience of a...\n
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\nIntroduction to Greek Theatre\n

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\nStudents create a tableau for a Greek myth.  In this introduction to Greek theatre lesson, students discuss the history of Greek theatre and tableau and complete a handout.  Students work in groups to choose a myth and create a...\n
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\nGreek Theatre Styles\n

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\nSeventh graders are introduced to the different styles of Greek theatres. As a class they discuss the level of sophistication in different areas and the purpose of the theater. To end the lesson, they practice the techniques of the...\n
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\nWhat is Theater? Crash Course Theater #1\n

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\nFor thousands of years, the dramatic arts played an important role in civilization. The first episode of Crash Course Theater, a high-quality video series, defines and gives a brief overview of the topic. From explaining the difference...\n
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\nThespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama: Crash Course Theater #2\n

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\nUnless you're singing about a lonely goatherd in the Sound of Music, goats have little to do with theater, and yet the word tragedy comes from the Greek words for goat and song. A video about Greek drama, the second video in the Crash...\n
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\nTragedy Lessons from Aristotle: Crash Course Theater #3\n

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\nGuts! Gore! Murder! Human flaws! Aristotle considered all elements of a tragedy. Crash Course Theater's third video covers the Greek philosopher's views on the art form and also explains alternating perspectives on the topic. Engaging...\n
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\nRules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism: Crash Course Theater #20\n

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\nSchool children are not the only ones who have rules to follow! During the neoclassical period, the French established five main rules for plays. A video on theater history outlines those guidelines, as well as other elements of theater...\n
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\nJust Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen: Crash Course Theater #11\n

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\nWigs, masks, demons, and Buddhism—what's not to love? All of these elements play a role in Japanese theater during the Middle Ages, a topic the informational video covers in depth. An engaging host shares an exhaustive overview of the...\n
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\nFrom Start to Strike: A Lesson Plan for the Whole Theatre Experience\n

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\nIntroduce young thespians to all aspects of the theater. A syllabus for a one-semester drama course provides lessons that take learners from the history of drama to the many facets of play production.\n
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\nRoman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca: Crash Course Theater #6\n

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\nThank you, Greek and Roman theater, for providing the dramatic arts with a host of stock characters. A video about Roman theater, the sixth in the Crash Course Theater series, begins by introducing the character types found on stage in...\n
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\nDances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater, Everybody: Crash Course Theater #5\n

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\nBelieve it or not, ancient Romans had a sense of humor—although it may have been a bit absurd. The fifth video in the Crash Course Theater series discusses the evolution of Roman drama, incorporating images and animations to help bring...\n
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\nPoor Unfortunate Theater: Crash Course Theater #48\n

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\nSometimes it's impossible to keep up with the Joneses. Scholars watch video 48 in the Crash Course Theater and Drama series that describes poor theater, which takes out the typical lights, costume, and sets that rich theater includes....\n
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\nZola, France, Realism, and Naturalism: Crash Course Theater #31\n

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\nUsing an informative video about French theater and drama, scholars learn about the idea of realism in the theater before taking a look at naturalism. Viewers hear about writing styles from Victor Hugo in his works Cromwell and Hernani,...\n
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\nFederal Theatre and Group Theatre: Crash Course Theater #42\n

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\nAntonin Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty: Crash Course Theater #43\n

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\nThe English Renaissance and NOT Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #13\n

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\nBelieve it or not, Shakespeare wasn't the only British playwright to rise to fame during the Renaissance. Writers other than the Bard make up the content of a video about British theater during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The...\n
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\nWhere Did Theater Go? Crash Course Theater #18\n

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\nOh, the drama! According to Plato, poetry is a false representation of reality and, to him, poetry included drama. The Puritans also despised theater, a topic the informational video explores. The narrator describes the controversial...\n
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\nWhy So Angry, German Theater? Crash Course Theater #27\n

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\nBelieve it or not, German theater did not become established until years after theater in other European countries. A video describes the history of German theater starting in the late seventeenth century. After a discussion, viewers...\n
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\nGet Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play: Crash Course Theater #10\n

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