NeoClassical
Theatre
By: Braeden H., Arturas M., Christina M., Tavonte T.
Theatre
• Like Roman Stage• Curved Seats and an open Orchestra• A Scaena or stage house with large façade • Indoors and marked the creation of Proscenium arch.
Performance
• Men and Women performed these plays• Most themes of this time period are:
-Roman
-Greek
Audience
•Most plays are performed in front of large audiences and courts to all people.
Famous Plays
•Le Cid 1637
•Horace 1640
•Cinna 1640-41
•Polyecute 1642
•Tartuffe 1664
•The Misanthrope 1666
•The Miser 1668
•The Imaginary Invalid 1673
•Andromaque 1667
Famous playwrights/actors
Actors or acting troupes:
-Hotel de Bougogne
-Theatre du Marais
-Moliere’s
*They all merged to become the first national troupe.
Playwrights:
-Pierre Corneille
-Jean Racine
-Moli`ere
-Alexandre Hardy
Innovations for plays
• The stage and seats were set up cleverly to let all viewers enjoy the play.
• Seating in the back of the theatre was curved so noone sat I corners and had a better view of the stage.
Misanthrope part 14 of 15
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTuH_gZzNnI
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmOXY3SLpE
Works Cited
Priestly, J.B.The Wonderful Life of the Theatre. Yugoslavia: Doubleday, 1969 . Print.
Justin.”La Canada Playhouse.” La Canada Playhouse. Theatre Education Group. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. <http://www.lacanadaplyhouse.org>.
“French Neoclassical Theatre Movements.” Western Theatre History.com. Web.11 Apr. 2012. <http://westerntheatrehistory.com/FrenchMovements.aspx>.
Marks,Jonathan. “Drama.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online,2012. Web.11 Apr. 2012.