Curiosity Killed the Greek

    The lack of continuity through the ages, a phenomenon in theatre, acting, and musicals which has provoked my curiosity for centuries. Okay so maybe not centuries, but for at least ten years I have wondered the answer to this occurrence. Why, you may ask, have I waited so long to find the answer? Perhaps I had been temporarily blinded for ten years due to an unfortunate smelting accident, or perhaps I have just not had the resources. What ever the reason, I am here now in a most perfect environment to end my plight. Ironically I believe that the answer to my question may have presented itself in our first two lessons. In discussing the definition of theatre we came to the conclusion that the term itself was subjective, based on individual opinions. Newly armed with this knowledge, I have come to the conclusion that the cause for these changes in acting, theatre, and musicals through out history might have been attributed to the ever changing opinions of the individuals in each time period. For example, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, might not have been held in such high esteem in 1200 BC as it is currently. Another contributing factor may have been the actual time period itself. How strong was the influence of the church? What was the social standing of women? What was deemed as appropriate? These are all relevant questions. Does anyone have any examples of plays, musicals, theatre, etc… where the influence of the time period is particularly prevalent? Please comment below :)