Historical Timeline - HUM1001 2.2

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  • 8500 BCE

    Very early religious and tribal dance rituals

  • 2750 BCE

    Egyptian ritual dramas

  • 600 BCE

    Beginnings of Greek Theatre

  • Period: 534 BCE to Jan 1, 900

    Considered Classical Period

  • 500 BCE

    Comedy competitions in Greece

  • 449 BCE

    First acting competition in City Dionysia Festival

  • 365 BCE

    First Roman theatrical theatre

  • Period: 240 BCE to 200 BCE

    Comedy by Plautus and Livius Andronicus performed in Rome

  • 80 BCE

    First Roman amphitheater constructed in city of Pompeii

  • 80

    Miming emerges, allows woman to perform as mimes

  • 300

    Plays begin to be religious and funded by the church

  • Period: Jan 1, 900 to Jan 1, 1500

    Considered Medieval Period

  • Jan 1, 925

    First origins of Medieval theatre

  • Jan 1, 1204

    Religious dramas begin to be performed outside of church settings

  • Jan 1, 1375

    First European-english plays take off

  • Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare born

  • Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

  • First playhouse in New York

  • Origins of the "well-made" play

  • Birth of Realism

  • Period: to

    Considered Modern Style

  • Birth of "Epic Theatre"

  • Tennessee Williams

  • Samuel Beckett Born

  • A Raisin in the Sun

  • Period: to

    Considered Contemporary Style

  • Caryl Churchill