‎Crash Course Theater - Apple TV

EPISODIO 1

What Is Theater?

1.What is theater? And 2. Is it spelled -re or -er? The first question is a bit trickier.

13 min
EPISODIO 2

Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama

Western theater arose in Athens, Greece from religious rituals – including RITUAL MADNESS.

9 min
EPISODIO 3

Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle

Let's look at Aristotle's rules for theater, and how they can be used for catharsis.

11 min
EPISODIO 4

Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes

How did Greek comedy evolve out of tragedies? And how did that become real comedy?

11 min
EPISODIO 5

Dances to Flute Music and Obscene Verse. It's Roman Theater,

Turns out, Roman theater looks A LOT like Greek theater.

11 min
EPISODIO 6

Roman Theater with Plautus, Terence, and Seneca

Roman dramas lifted stories and characters directly from Greek dramatists like Menander.

11 min