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	Theater Buildings
		From the first Chicago theater, built by John Blake Rice in 1847 and rebuilt following a fire three years later, through the Great Fire of 1871 and until the end of the century, fire kept Chicago's theaters in a state of constant regeneration not unlike the surrounding Illinois prairie.
		Two neighboring theaters, the Harris and the Selwyn, both built in 1922, were extensively renovated and used by the Goodman Theatre Company, beginning with the 2000–2001 season.
		Other notable theaters built in the past quarter century include the Apollo (1978) and the Royal George (1986), both on Lincoln Avenue, the Steppenwolf (1991) on Halsted, and, on Navy Pier, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (1999), which is unusual in its towering seating area, which, although indoors, was inspired by the Globe.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1245.html (605 words)

	History of theater Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The importance of ancient Greek theater came largely in retrospect, as major playwrights like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe tried to recreate classical theater unsuccessfully.
		Theater began in Asia during a period of 1000 years, roughly from a.d.
		The Renaissance brought the genius of William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, and the Baroque theater produced Moliere.
	www.wikiwhat.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_theater_1.html (987 words)

	History of theater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Roman theater war was a more common thing to appear on stage as opposed to the Greek theater where wars were more commonly spoken about in Greek plays.
		New forms of theater were created for these working people such as Vaudeville (acts like song-and-dance routines), Burlesque (dramatic works that make a subject appear ridiculous), and the melodrama (the exaggeration of charters in conflict-heroine/hero vs. the villain).
		The opening of the Savoy Theater in London, 1881, was the first stage lit by electricity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_theater (2514 words)

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		Theater manager Tom McCaskey, Dr. Goodwin, student Rhoda Pratt, and Williamsburg mayor George P. Coleman look at a poster for "The Conquerors," the first film to be shown in the theater.
		The rich history of The Kimball Theatre dates back to January 12,1933 when the doors opened to players from the College of William and Mary performing the play “The Recruiting Officer,” which records indicate was the first play staged in the first theater in British North America just a few blocks away on Palace Green.
		From its outset, it was clear the theater would be strictly a movie house, even though devotees at the College of William and Mary lobbied for a facility that would accommodate stage plays and live performances.
	www.history.org /visit/eventsAndExhibits/kimballTheatre/history.cfm (872 words)

	History of Theater in Iran,Willem Floor,Mage Publishers
		In traditional Iranian theater, there was no real difference between high and low culture, although artists attached to the royal court and sponsored by the rich tended to be more competent than those who performed for the public at large.
		European theater was introduced to the country in 1878, enjoyed a hey-day in the early years of the twentieth century, and has experienced many ups-and-downs since then.
		Theater was born out of sacred rites performed by priests and lay actors dramatizing myths and legends at fixed times and often in fixed locations.
	www.mage.com /HTI.html (1810 words)

	Reader's Companion to American History - -THEATER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Colonial theater was a fitful institution, restrained by a limited urban patronage, a lack of trained actors, and periodic legislation to close down theaters.
		Theater became a more pervasive part of American life during the early nineteenth century, both in cities and in the hinterland.
		Theater in the second half of the nineteenth century became both more diverse and more specialized, with audiences choosing among legitimate theater, ballet, vaudeville, burlesque, and opera.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_085500_theater.htm (2475 words)

	History: History of theater
		Roman Theater The theatre of ancient Rome was heavily influenced by the Greek tradition, and, as with many other literary genres, Roman dramatists tended to adapt and translate from the Greek.
		Asian Theater Theater began in Asia during a period of 1000 years, roughly from a.d.
		Theater in the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages in Europe, theater was a vital part of people's civic, economic, and religious lives.
	www.morelawinfo.com /History/History_of_theater.shtml (1038 words)

	Generic Theater - Generic History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Since 1981 it has challenged and delighted audiences with the new and the different and off-beat in theater fare, always looking for plays of artistic merit which, for a variety of reasons, are unlikely to be produced on other stages.
		The Generic, whose name derives from the idea of "theater in a plain wrapper", has over the years developed a reputation both for the excellence of its individual productions and for the quality of its season as a whole.
		The city granted the theater one more year of city funding and directed it to make arrangements to form a board, seek nonprofit status, develop a business plan, and become a separate and independent organization by July 1, 1994.
	sites.communitylink.org /Generic/history.html (530 words)

	"A Brief History of Theater Forms" by Alice Lovelace - Art Changes / In Motion Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In the aboriginal theater, the community (artists were always a part of the community) gathered in the open, under the sky, nature providing the scenery and backdrop.
		He conceived of a theater to carry the world view and moral values of those in power, investing their language and symbols with authority and acceptance.
		Theater for Aristotle was one of the controls to teach and reinforce the inferior role of those deemed unequal.
	www.inmotionmagazine.com /theater.html (1707 words)

	Wikinfo \| History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		History is often used as a generic term for information about the past, e.g., as in "geologic history of the Earth".
		Different approaches may be more common in some periods than others, and the study of history has its fads and fashions (see historiography, the history of history).
		A form of historical speculation known commonly as virtual history (also called "counterfactual history") been adopted by some historians as a means of assessing and exploring the possible outcomes if certain events had not occurred or had occurred in a different way to that which they did.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=History (400 words)

	Great Lakes Theater Festival > History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		These were the pioneering days of American regional theater, when resources and audiences were shifting from commercial houses to the nonprofit theaters springing up across the country.
		As a seminal figure in the regional theater movement, Lithgow was able to attract talented actors to the Festival despite the rough-and-ready performing conditions that then prevailed.
		His commitment to exploring partnerships with other theaters (including Idaho Shakespeare Festival, of which he is Artistic Director), and public and private organizations (such as Playhouse Square Foundation) is vital to the future artistic and institutional health of the company.
	www.greatlakestheater.org /history (1324 words)

	Courses - Theater Department Site
		Art 342, History of Art II Students are required to participate during at least four semesters with mainstage and/or one-act theater productions.
		Theater minors must take Comm 202 for three hours as a general education requirement (not included in the 18 hours for the minor).
		A faculty-approved and supervised theater recital (or its equivalent) is encouraged, but not required for theater minors.
	www.goshen.edu /theater/Courses (1049 words)

	Theater
		With prior approval of the Chair, a course in theater studies from another department (in dramatic literature, theater history, or theater theory and criticism) may be used to fulfill this category (e.g.
		Every Theater major is expected to demonstrate competence in the area of theater production by active and sustained participation in theater offerings at the Hopkins Center (or elsewhere as approved by the Department), especially during the period of his or her declared major.
		Although the course seeks to familiarize the student with theater spaces, conventions, theories, and performers, the primary focus is on the practice of theater in the classical and medieval period.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~reg/courses/desc/thea.html (5450 words)

	Theater History \| Guthrie Theater
		The idea of the theater began in 1959 during a series of conversations among Guthrie and two colleagues—Oliver Rea and Peter Zeisler—who were disenchanted with Broadway.
		Thus, the Guthrie Theater was born in Minneapolis/St. Paul, symbolizing for many the birth of the not-for-profit resident theater movement.
		The steering committee was constituted formally as the Tyrone Guthrie Theater Foundation in the summer of 1960.
	www.guthrietheater.org /INSIDETHEGUTHRIE/TheaterHistory/tabid/83/Default.aspx (3264 words)

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		One of the most influential figures in writing and in conserving the history of the theater in Seattle, and of the dance, was agent/critic James Willis Sayre, born in 1877.
		Because younger people are generally averse to theater, using e-books "to successfully appeal to them is a worthy goal," he says.
		The reception accorded the Teatro in labor camps and theaters is unparalleled in U.S. theater history.
	www.lycos.com /info/theater-history.html (558 words)

	History Boulder Theater - Boulder, Colorado
		From opera to movies to disco to rock - the historic Boulder Theater has a diverse and colorful past that is being continued with a thriving present and is primed for an exciting future.
		During the Depression, the theater kept going with double features and "Country Store Nights", when sacks of groceries were given away to those in the lucky numbered seats.
		The community rallied to reopen the theater, and in 1988 it was transformed into a multi-use hall with cabaret style seating.
	www.bouldertheater.com /history.php (501 words)

	American Conservatory Theater - ACT San Francisco
		From 1906 through 1911, eight new theaters, representing the latest in design and technology, were built in the downtown area, and the city's great theatrical tradition resumed almost immediately.
		It was then known as the Columbia Theatre, named after a theater at Powell and Ellis streets that had been destroyed in the late 1906 earthquake and fire.
		In addition to bringing the theater into compliance with all current city building codes, the reconstruction and renovation of the damaged Geary improved comfort and accessibility for theatergoers and brought state-of-the-art technology to the Geary Stage.
	act-sf.org /index.cfm?s_id=&pid=abt_hst_gth (629 words)

	History- Cinnabar Theater Sonoma County Theater, North Bay, Petaluma, Drama, Opera, Musical
		Young performers learn basic and advanced skills in all aspects of the theater, from dance to opera and music theater to classic and contemporary drama and improv.
		Cinnabar Opera Theater also stages commissioned operas written expressly for youthful audiences, presented to thousands of school-aged audience members each year through the auspices of the Sonoma County Office of Education and Marin Youth in Arts.
		The theater itself was expanded in 1983 to accommodate a growing audience, and in 1988 the studio was added because teaching had become a priority.
	www.cinnabartheater.org /cinnabar.history.html (619 words)

	Main Street Theater, Houston - MST History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		But with only one resident theater, patrons were inevitably limited in the number and range of theatrical voices they had the opportunity to hear.
		Thus, Main Street Theater, the first of several new theater companies established during the 1970's, was founded to meet two needs: to offer Houston theatergoers a more varied and challenging selection of plays and musicals and to provide a venue for training, employment and exposure for our city's professional theater artists.
		Main Street Theater is a member of the Fresh Arts Coalition, a collaboration of the most original and thought-provoking arts groups in Houston, which includes 15 dance, theatre, literary, musical and visual arts organizations that have joined together to collectively raise awareness of the size and diversity of the arts in Houston.
	www.mainstreettheater.com /generalinfo/history.html (440 words)

	The Old Globe Theater History
		The first proper theater as we know it was called the Theatre, built at Shoreditch, London in 1576 and the owner was James Burbage.
		Special effects at the Globe were also a spectacular addition at the theater allowing for smoke effects, the firing of a real canon, fireworks (for dramatic battle scenes) and spectacular 'flying' entrances from the rigging in the 'heavens'.
		All theaters located in the City were forced to move to the South side of the River Thames.
	www.william-shakespeare.info /william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm (2807 words)

	Children's Creative Theater Short Theater History Lesson
		These theaters were a frame, often three story structure, built around on open courtyard and most were circular.
		Asian theater has had a long and famous history.
		In Kabuki theater, dance and heavy makeup is used.
	library.thinkquest.org /5291/history.html (1052 words)

	Kids Work! > History of the Theater
		The word theater means a “place for seeing,” but theater is more than just a building where plays are performed.
		Theater is where playwrights write scripts, directors supervise rehearsals, set designers and technical crew work behind-the-scenes, and the actors perform on stage.
		All of these people have an important role in the theater, but it is not true theater until an audience is there to experience it.
	www.knowitall.org /kidswork/theater/history (125 words)

	KET Drama Toolkit \| Videos \| History of Theater
		KET Distance Learning instructor Liz Jewell discusses the history of the theater from ancient Greece to the 20th century.
		She covers the Greek development of the stage, the Roman contribution of pantomime, the processionals of the Middle Ages, commedia dell’arte, Shakespeare, 17th-century French comedy, and the contributions of Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov to the modernization of theater.
		Use to compare/contrast various types of theater or periods in theater history.
	www.ket.org /artstoolkit/drama/preview/histoftheatre.htm (201 words)

	Varsity Theater: History
		The Varsity Theater, a former Deco-period movie theater located ½ block west of the Loring Pasta Bar on 4th Street SE, was thoroughly refurbished less than ten years ago, and converted to a polished commercial photography studio.
		The tenants have recently moved on and it now stands ready to be returned to public use as an exciting and strategically located venue for theater, music, film, dance, festivals, and as a special occasion event facility operated by Jason McLean, owner of the Loring Pasta Bar and manager of Annie’s Kitty Cat Klub.
		The rise of movies and vaudeville's decline saw the theater's conversion to a movie house after an extensive redesign by local architecture and design firm Liebenberg and Kaplan, who had already made a name for themselves with the Uptown and Granada/Suburban World, both built in 1928.
	www.varsitytheater.org /VarsityTheaterHistory.html (303 words)

	History of the Puppet House Theater
		In 1960 she purchased this small Theater in Stony Creek with the intentions of opening an International puppet museum.
		They are also on display at the Theater and available to do demonstrations for schools and tour groups.
		The factory moved out in 1959 and the Theater was about to start a new chapter in its history.
	www.puppethouse.org /history.htm (1086 words)

	Theater Emory \| History of Productions
		Theater Emory, in connection with the Pioneer Theatre Company and the Olympic Arts Festival of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games, continued a commissioning and development process begun at Salt Lake City, Utah.
		Celebrated playwrights Arthur Kopit and Robert Schenkkan, dramaturg and project director David Kranes were in residence at Emory to work with Theater Emory artistic producing director Vincent Murphy and an ensemble of actors.
		Artistic producing director Vincent Murphy initiated the Naomi Wallace Festival, recruiting twelve Atlanta companies to celebrate the work of this contemporary American playwright whose works are better known in London than in her southern home.
	www.theater.emory.edu /theateremory/history/0102.html (236 words)

	Green Bay Community Theater: Our History
		From actors and crew, to ushers and office workers, the day-to-day operations are dependant upon volunteer energy from the community.
		GBCT provides a variety of theater experiences: Traditional comedies are contrasted with serious drama, musicals and lesser-known classics.
		As a community theater, GBCT is also, by definition, an educational theater, committed to life-long learning.
	www.gbcommunitytheater.com /history/index.html (299 words)

	United Artists Theater: History
		The office building was a perfect rectangle, while the main portion of the theater had to be placed at a 50 degree angle to Bagley Street.
		The theater itself was set apart from the office block by a marquee covered in neon lights.
		It was one of two Detroit theaters to show Gone With the Wind when the film debuted in 1939, the other theater to show the film was the Wilson(now Music Hall).
	www.forgottendetroit.com /uat/history.html (895 words)

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