Symbols are commonly used in drama works and theatre performances as a sophisticated method of communicating meaning to an audience. By definition, a symbol must go beyond its literal meaning initially conveyed or understood. In…
While the line dividing stage props, costumes, and sets can often be murky, the fourteen categories explained below clearly define the different types of props used in modern theatre. Some are objects an actor holds…
A list of the accomplishments of 20 of theatre’s most influential directors. From modern theatre’s first genuine director Georg II, to Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre, Brecht at the Berliner Ensemble, Elia Kazan on…
The Drama Teacher’s sister-site, Theatre Links, has recently published all of Henrik Ibsen’s and Anton Chekhov’s plays available on the Internet in PDF. For years now, most of the works of Ibsen and Chekhov have…
