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.