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Theatre History
People and their Dramas
Makers of Theatre
100

This theorist said in 1965: "A impersonates B while C looks on"

Eric Bentley

100

He was a contemporary of Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and John Webster.

William Shakespeare

100

This person is considered the central contributor to almost every form of theatre. 

The actor

200

This is one of the earliest and basic activities of the theatre.

Imitation

200

This 18th Century Italian playwright built upon commedia dell'arte traditions to create a modern literary Italian drama. 

Carlo Goldoni

200

This form of non-human-centered theatre can be traced to exist in every part of the world. 

Puppetry
300

Many theatre histories begin with this area?

Ancient Egypt ritual

300

He is credited for taking domestic realism into new depths in the 1880s which further established domestic middle-class drama in the West.

Henrik Ibsen
300
These people bring visual elements to the stage.

Designers

400

They are considered pre-eminent Roman dramatists.

Plautus and Terence

400

In his book, The Empty Space, he writes, "I can take an empty space and call it a bare stage."

Peter Brook 

400
In the early 20th century, the actor-manager was generally replaced in Western theatre by the
modern                       .

Director

500

In Asian theatre, this text is considered to be synonymous with Aristotle's poetics. 

Natyasastra

500
His text, Postdramatic Theatre, is considered one of the most widely quoted theoretical statements on theatre today. 

Hans-Thies Lehmann

500

In Western theatre, they are considered to be the main absorbers of theatre. They are also considered a co-creator of theatre as a result of reception theory. 

The audience