Episodes
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Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows
S1 Ep30 |19th century racism contributed to a unique and troubling performance culture in America.
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Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana
S1 Ep22 |American theater existed before Europeans arrived, and the Spanish greatly influenced it. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Molière - Man of Satire and Many Burials
S1 Ep21 |Meet Renaissance France's theater greatest playwright: Molière. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism
S1 Ep20 |The French Neoclassical revival involved a lot of rules – and some rule-breaking. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Spanish Golden Age
S1 Ep19 |Spain was having kind of a moment in the 16th and 17th centuries. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Where Did Theater Go?
S1 Ep18 |In the 1600s, English theater had to go into hiding, from PURITANS. Enter: WOMEN. - Embedded Video LinkImage
English Theater After Shakespeare
S1 Ep17 |Thanks, Shakespeare! Let's talk about Ben Jonson, revenge tragedies, and court masques. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Comedies, Romances, and Shakespeare's Heroines
S1 Ep16 |Let's take a look at Shakespeare's comedies, romances, problem plays and heroines. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson
S1 Ep15 |Shakespeare's tragedies had some jokes, and they changed the way tragedies were written.
About Crash Course Theater
Crash Course Theater
