History of drama

PREHISTORIC PERIOD

2000 BCE

The earliest recorded theatrical event dates back to 2000 B.C. with the passion plays of Ancient Egypt.
The story of the god Osiris was performed annually at festivals throughout the civilization, marking the known beginning of a long relationship between theater and religion.

GREEK PERIOD

534 BCE

The earliest days of western theater remain obscure, but the oldest surviving plays come from the ancient Greece. Great Dionysia, also called City Dionysia (534/531 B.C.), is an ancient dramatic festival in which tragedy, comedy, and satyric drama originated.

ROMAN PERIOD

27 BCE

Ancient Roman theater was heavily influenced by the Greek tradition.Of the hundreds of playwrights of ancient Rome, only a small percentage of plays have survived the passage of time.

RENAISSANCE PERIOD

16 BCE

Theatrical activities, particularly comedies, flourished in Italy, England and Spain during the 16th and early 17th century. Among the dramatists of the period, William Shakespeare stood out as the greatest.

MEDIEVAL PERIOD

15 BCE

In the Middle Ages, theater was reborn as liturgical dramas, written in Latin and dealing with Bible stories and performed by priests or church members. Medieval drama was for the most part very religious and moral in its themes, staging and traditions.

SYMBOLISM

19

Symbolism (late 19th century) expand into what might be called antirealistic theatre.

MODERN PERIOD

1500

During this period, drama was not only performed live on stage but also enjoyed through the mediums of radio, television, and cinema.

DURING MODERN PERIOD

1830

The idea of wireless communication predates the discovery of "radio" with experiments in "wireless telegraphy" via inductive and capacitive induction and transmission through the ground, water, and even train tracks.