Drama! Drama! Drama! We have all experienced it. We have all seen it. we've all heard about it. did you know that it has been around since the Middle Ages? In the Middle Ages drama was developed by the ruling and wealthy class to keep the poor peasants in line. Many plays were developed performed and produced by the church. at the time, the church was a major political and moral center. Medieval theatre refers to the period of theatrical performance between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and the in the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century AD. The medieval theatre refers to play production that occurred between 400 and 1400 ad. medieval theatre contained a variety of genres including drama
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The number actors needed buried depending on the production and the size of the town. the medieval plays to last for several days in required many actors. At times the place required multiple actors for one row due to the time constraints. directors would hold auditions in the local community so that aspiring actors could apply and audition for the play. only men were allowed to audition for the play because only men were first class citizen. additionally only men of high class standing were permitted to participate in the plays . The medieval play took place on many stages in the community. instead of adjusting the stage in between acts or in between scenes the actors in community with just moved from one stage to the next. Players also had to be performed and conducted during the daytime hours because there was no electrical lighting at the time we believe they had fires but we're not sure of that could light the whole stage or not let's be real. The master copy of the play was called the register. The director Cathy he even slept with it to protect them from other people who might steal his play. He had to get the register approved by the church before it could be performed this could sometimes be a long process because the
The number actors needed buried depending on the production and the size of the town. the medieval plays to last for several days in required many actors. At times the place required multiple actors for one row due to the time constraints. directors would hold auditions in the local community so that aspiring actors could apply and audition for the play. only men were allowed to audition for the play because only men were first class citizen. additionally only men of high class standing were permitted to participate in the plays . The medieval play took place on many stages in the community. instead of adjusting the stage in between acts or in between scenes the actors in community with just moved from one stage to the next. Players also had to be performed and conducted during the daytime hours because there was no electrical lighting at the time we believe they had fires but we're not sure of that could light the whole stage or not let's be real. The master copy of the play was called the register. The director Cathy he even slept with it to protect them from other people who might steal his play. He had to get the register approved by the church before it could be performed this could sometimes be a long process because the