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Theatre

By: Wakka Flakka Flame

Tonight the house lights will dim and another performance will begin on Broadway.
Perhaps it will be another performance of Cats, a play that had accumulated 7,224 performances
as of January 23, 2000. Or perhaps it will be the play that replaces Cats.
Somewhere, sometimes today, another enactment of one of Shakespeares plays will take
place. It may be in high school auditorium, or it may be at a professional Shakespearean
playhouse.
Theatre has enriched the lives of people for many years. No one really knows when the
first play production was performed. However, historians say, Theatre is as old as mankind.
There have been primitive forms of it since mans beginnings. (Berthold, 1991, 1) The more
commonly recognized form of theatre, the play dates back to what is referred to as Greek
Theatre and Roman Theatre.

Greek Theatre
Greek Theatre started around 500 B.C. Sophocles and Aristophanes are two of the wellknown Greek playwrights whose works are still being performed today.
Religious festivals that honored the Greek god of wine and fertility (Dionysus) were part
of the culture of Greece around this time. The Greeks felt that if they honored Dionysus, he
would in turn bless them with many children, rich land, and abundant crops. Plays were
performed as part of these festivals.
To accommodate the large number of people who attended the plays (as many as 14,000
to 17,000 people, according to historians), theatres were built into a hillside. The plays were
staged in the morning and lasted until sunset, since there was no electricity for lighting. (Prince
and Jackson, 1997, 35)

Roman Theatre
The Roman Theatre was the next widely recognized form of the theatre. The first Roman
theatrical performance, historians believe, was performed around 365 B.C. Seneca, Plautus, and
Terentius are the best known of the early Roman playwrights. Seneca was known for his
tragedies, while the other two were known for their comedies.
The Roman plays were similar to those of the Greeks. Unlike the Greeks, however, the
Romans did not limit the number of actors in each play. Another major difference between the
Greek and Roman theatres was the theatre buildings. The Romans were great engineers and
architects. They built theatres that were unified, freestanding structures several stories high.
(Prince and Jack, 1997, 44)

REFERENCES

Berthold, Margot. The History of World Theatre. New York: The Continuum Publishing
Company, 1991.
Prince, Nancy, and Jeanie Jackson. Exploring Theatre. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West
`Publishing Company, 1997.

Theatre

By: Lee Brice

Tonight the house lights will dim and another performance will begin on Broadway. Perhaps it
will be another performance of Cats, a play that had accumulated 7,224 performances as of
January 23, 2000. Or perhaps it will be the play that replaces Cats.
Somewhere, sometimes today, another enactment of one of Shakespeares plays will take place.
It may be in high school auditorium, or it may be at a professional Shakespearean playhouse.
Theatre has enriched the lives of people for many years. No one really knows when the first play
production was performed. However, historians say, Theatre is as old as mankind. There have
been primitive forms of it since mans beginnings. (Berthold, 1991, 1) The more commonly
recognized form of theatre, the play dates back to what is referred to as Greek Theatre and
Roman Theatre.

Greek Theatre
Greek Theatre started around 500 B.C. Sophocles and Aristophanes are two of the well-known
Greek playwrights whose works are still being performed today.
Religious festivals that honored the Greek god of wine and fertility (Dionysus) were part of the
culture of Greece around this time. The Greeks felt that if they honored Dionysus, he would in
turn bless them with many children, rich land, and abundant crops. Plays were performed as part
of these festivals.
To accommodate the large number of people who attended the plays (as many as 14,000 to
17,000 people, according to historians), theatres were built into a hillside. The plays were staged
in the morning and lasted until sunset, since there was no electricity for lighting. (Prince and
Jackson, 1997, 35)

Roman Theatre
The Roman Theatre was the next widely recognized form of the theatre. The first Roman
theatrical performance, historians believe, was performed around 365 B.C. Seneca, Plautus, and

Terentius are the best known of the early Roman playwrights. Seneca was known for his
tragedies, while the other two were known for their comedies.
The Roman plays were similar to those of the Greeks. Unlike the Greeks, however, the Romans
did not limit the number of actors in each play. Another major difference between the Greek and
Roman theatres was the theatre buildings. The Romans were great engineers and architects.
They built theatres that were unified, freestanding structures several stories high. (Prince and
Jack, 1997, 44)

REFERENCES

Berthold, Margot. The History of World Theatre. New York: The Continuum Publishing
Company, 1991.
Prince, Nancy, and Jeanie Jackson. Exploring Theatre. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West
`Publishing Company, 1997.

Theatre

By: Selena Gomez

Tonight the house lights will dim and another performance will begin on Broadway.
Perhaps it will be another performance of Cats, a play that had accumulated 7,224 performances
as of January 23, 2000. Or perhaps it will be the play that replaces Cats.
Somewhere, sometimes today, another enactment of one of Shakespeares plays will take
place. It may be in high school auditorium, or it may be at a professional Shakespearean
playhouse.
Theatre has enriched the lives of people for many years. No one really knows when the
first play production was performed. However, historians say, Theatre is as old as mankind.
There have been primitive forms of it since mans beginnings. (Berthold, 1991, 1) The more
commonly recognized form of theatre, the play dates back to what is referred to as Greek
Theatre and Roman Theatre.

Greek Theatre
Greek Theatre started around 500 B.C. Sophocles and Aristophanes are two of the wellknown Greek playwrights whose works are still being performed today.
Religious festivals that honored the Greek god of wine and fertility (Dionysus) were part
of the culture of Greece around this time. The Greeks felt that if they honored Dionysus, he
would in turn bless them with many children, rich land, and abundant crops. Plays were
performed as part of these festivals.
To accommodate the large number of people who attended the plays (as many as 14,000
to 17,000 people, according to historians), theatres were built into a hillside. The plays were
staged in the morning and lasted until sunset, since there was no electricity for lighting. (Prince
and Jackson, 1997, 35)

Roman Theatre
The Roman Theatre was the next widely recognized form of the theatre. The first Roman
theatrical performance, historians believe, was performed around 365 B.C. Seneca, Plautus, and
Terentius are the best known of the early Roman playwrights. Seneca was known for his
tragedies, while the other two were known for their comedies.

The Roman plays were similar to those of the Greeks. Unlike the Greeks, however, the
Romans did not limit the number of actors in each play. Another major difference between the
Greek and Roman theatres was the theatre buildings. The Romans were great engineers and
architects. They built theatres that were unified, freestanding structures several stories high.
(Prince and Jack, 1997, 44)

REFERENCES

Berthold, Margot. The History of World Theatre. New York: The Continuum Publishing
Company, 1991.
Prince, Nancy, and Jeanie Jackson. Exploring Theatre. Minneapolis/St. Paul: West `Publishing
Company, 1997.

IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
By: Dan Reynolds

America has often been called the melting pot. The name is derived from Americas
rich tradition of opening its doors to immigrants from all over the world. These immigrants came
to the United States looking for something better. Most of them did not possess wealth or power
in their home countries. Most were not highly educated. Other than these few commonalities of
what they didnt possess, their backgrounds were vastly different. The thread, however, that
bound these immigrants together was their vision of improving their current situation.
Emma Lazarus, in a poem entitled The New Colossus, which is inscribed on the
pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, tells of the invitation extended to those wanting to make
America their home. . . . Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free, (Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, Vol. 25, 637)

Immigration Before 1780

Many have accepted the invitation to make America their home. Most of the immigrants

before 1780 were from Europe. The melting pot concept can be better understood by the

following quote. I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman,
whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose four sons have wives of
different nations. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Recent Immigration

Recent immigration patterns have changed; the reasons have not. Individuals and families

still come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives. The backgrounds of todays
immigrants expand beyond the European borders. Today they come from all over the world. At a
1984 oath-taking ceremony in Los Angeles, there were nearly a thousand individuals from the
Philippines, 890 from Mexico, 704 from Vietnam, 110 from Lebanon, 126 from the United
Kingdom, and 62 from Israel. Although not as large a number, there were also individuals from
Lithuania, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Citations

Encyclopedia Americana, Vol. 25 Statue of Liberty. Danbury, CT: Grolier Incorporated, 1998.
Luedtke, Luther S., ed. Making America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1992.

IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
By: Dej Loaf

America has often been called the melting pot. The name is derived from Americas
rich tradition of opening its doors to immigrants from all over the world. These immigrants came
to the United States looking for something better. Most of them did not possess wealth or power
in their home countries. Most were not highly educated. Other than these few commonalities of
what they didnt possess, their backgrounds were vastly different. The thread, however, that
bound these immigrants together was their vision of improving their current situation.
Emma Lazarus, in a poem entitled The New Colossus, which is inscribed on the
pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, tells of the invitation extended to those wanting to make
America their home. . . . Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free,. . . . (Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, Vol. 25, 637)

Immigration Before 1780

Many have accepted the invitation to make America their home. Most of the immigrants
before 1780 were from Europe. The melting pot concept can be better understood by the
following quote. I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman,
whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose four sons have wives of
different nations. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Recent Immigration
Recent immigration patterns have changed; the reasons have not. Individuals and families
still come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives. The backgrounds of todays
immigrants expand beyond the European borders. Today they come from all over the world. At a
1984 oath-taking ceremony in Los Angeles, there were nearly a thousand individuals from the
Philippines, 890 from Mexico, 704 from Vietnam, 110 from Lebanon, 126 from the United
Kingdom, and 62 from Israel. Although not as large a number, there were also individuals from
Lithuania, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Citations

Encyclopedia Americana, Vol. 25 Statue of Liberty. Danbury, CT: Grolier

Incorporated, 1998.
Luedtke, Luther S., ed. Making America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina

IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
By: Taylor Swift

America has often been called the melting pot. The name is derived from Americas
rich tradition of opening its doors to immigrants from all over the world. These immigrants came
to the United States looking for something better. Most of them did not possess wealth or power
in their home countries. Most were not highly educated. Other than these few commonalities of
what they didnt possess, their backgrounds were vastly different. The thread, however, that
bound these immigrants together was their vision of improving their current situation.
Emma Lazarus, in a poem entitled The New Colossus, which is inscribed on the
pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, tells of the invitation extended to those wanting to make
America their home. . . . Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free, (Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, Vol. 25, 637)

Immigration Before 1780

Many have accepted the invitation to make America their home. Most of the immigrants
before 1780 were from Europe. The melting pot concept can be better understood by the
following quote. I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman,
whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose four sons have wives of
different nations. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Recent Immigration
Recent immigration patterns have changed; the reasons have not. Individuals and families
still come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives. The backgrounds of todays
immigrants expand beyond the European borders. Today they come from all over the world. At a
1984 oath-taking ceremony in Los Angeles, there were nearly a thousand individuals from the
Philippines, 890 from Mexico, 704 from Vietnam, 110 from Lebanon, 126 from the United
Kingdom, and 62 from Israel. Although not as large a number, there were also individuals from
Lithuania, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Citations
Encyclopedia Americana, Vol. 25 Statue of Liberty. Danbury, CT: Grolier Incorporated, 1998.
Luedtke, Luther S., ed. Making America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1992.

IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA
By: Drake

America has often been called the melting pot. The name is derived from Americas
rich tradition of opening its doors to immigrants from all over the world. These immigrants came
to the United States looking for something better. Most of them did not possess wealth or power
in their home countries. Most were not highly educated. Other than these few commonalities of
what they didnt possess, their backgrounds were vastly different. The thread, however, that
bound these immigrants together was their vision of improving their current situation.
Emma Lazarus, in a poem entitled The New Colossus, which is inscribed on the
pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, tells of the invitation extended to those wanting to make
America their home. . . . Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free,. . . . (Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, Vol. 25, 637)

Immigration Before 1780

Many have accepted the invitation to make America their home. Most of the immigrants
before 1780 were from Europe. The melting pot concept can be better understood by the
following quote. I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an Englishman,
whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a French woman, and whose four sons have wives of
different nations. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Recent Immigration
Recent immigration patterns have changed; the reasons have not. Individuals and families
still come to the United States with a vision of improving their lives. The backgrounds of todays
immigrants expand beyond the European borders. Today they come from all over the world. At a
1984 oath-taking ceremony in Los Angeles, there were nearly a thousand individuals from the
Philippines, 890 from Mexico, 704 from Vietnam, 110 from Lebanon, 126 from the United
Kingdom, and 62 from Israel. Although not as large a number, there were also individuals from
Lithuania, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. (Luedtke, 1992, 3)

Citations

Encyclopedia Americana, Vol. 25 Statue of Liberty. Danbury, CT: Grolier Incorporated, 1998.
Luedtke, Luther S., ed. Making America. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1