Theatre can be seen as yesterday's art form. The Greeks did it. Shakespeare did it best. We have just lived through the century of film and television. Now we are in the new digital age. Is the survival of the theatre now really...

Get ready for hilarity, because this week, we're diving head first into Greek Comedy. Actually, though, maybe don't get TOO ready for hilarity. Taste in humor has changed a little over the last couple of thousand years. You already know...

The Large Theatre was built into a natural hill in the second century BC. This theatre sat roughly 4,000 spectators. In the Greek style, the tiered seating extends from the orchestra carved out of the hillside. The Roman influence is...

Today, Mike Rugnetta takes you from our beginnings in ancient Greek theater, and moves on to the development of Roman theater. Which, it turns out, is A LOT like Greek theater. Because the Romans were real Grecophiles, they modeled their...

Find out why many still consider Alexander the Great to be the greatest military leader of all time. Animated maps chart the full story of his brilliant 10-year campaign across Greece, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and to the borders of...

What is Hubris? For the Ancient Greeks, Hubris was a particularly pernicious character trait - an excessive arrogance and pride that would always lead to nemesis - the fall. Icarus and Phaeton both succumbed to hubris, and the trial of...

Welcome to Crash Course Theater with Mike Rugnetta! In this, our inaugural week, we're going to ask the two classic questions about theater. 1.What is theater? And 2. Is it spelled -re or -er? Well, there's a clue to question two in the...

Aristotle. He knows a lot, right? And if you choose to believe Aristotle, then you must believe all the mechanics of tragedy that Mike is about to lay on you. This week, we're looking at Aristotle's rules for the basic elements of...

Chapter 11 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 6 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 8 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 9 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 10 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 7 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 5 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 4 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 3 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 2 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...

Chapter 1 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls -...