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Crash Course Theater

Crash Course Theater

Mike Rugnetta teaches viewers about theater and drama. Are you in drama club? Want to know about the history of theater? Maybe learn some theater history? Have a lot of fun? This is the series for you! Learn about the history and workings of the dramatic arts.

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The Spanish Golden Age
10:40
Spain was having kind of a moment in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Where Did Theater Go?
12:54
In the 1600s, English theater had to go into hiding, from PURITANS. Enter: WOMEN.
English Theater After Shakespeare
11:50
Thanks, Shakespeare! Let's talk about Ben Jonson, revenge tragedies, and court masques.
Comedies, Romances, and Shakespeare's Heroines
10:46
Let's take a look at Shakespeare's comedies, romances, problem plays and heroines.
Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson
11:29
Shakespeare's tragedies had some jokes, and they changed the way tragedies were written.
Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon – Shakespeare's Early Day
10:52
How a young Shakespeare stormed into London's theater – and wrote some pretty good plays.
The English Renaissance and NOT Shakespeare
12:17
Let's take a look at London theater and the playwrights who set the stage for Shakespeare.
Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte
10:43
Painting, music, architecture, and plays with fart jokes were all thriving from 1300-1500.
Just Say Noh. But Also Say Kyogen
12:20
Noh, and its counterpart Kyogen are some of the most revered theater forms in Japan.
Get Outside and Have a (Mystery) Play
11:10
After European churches changed their minds on theater, drama became an outdoor activity.
Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater
11:01
Meet Hrotsvitha: a cool, 10th century nun/playwright who influenced a new era of theater.
The Death and Resurrection of Theater as... Liturgical Drama
11:59
As Christianity rose in the west, theater declined. But it returned – via Catholic Mass!
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