Romantic Era Theatre Essay For this assignment, you will write a 3 page paper an

Romantic Era Theatre
Essay
For this assignment, you will write a 3 page paper answering the following prompt:
What are the hallmarks of Romanticism, and how do they appear in both “Under the Gaslight” and “Phantom of the Opera”? Please support your ideas with references to the textbook.
The purpose of this assignment is to:
Evaluate a script in a detailed and analytical way.
Produce an essay that critically analyzes the genre of Romanticism.
Reading Guide( need to mention some course material in the essay)
Theatre, Brief: Chapter 17 – Modern Theatre (p. 423-425)( I put the book pics below, in the attachment)
Romantic Beginnings (p. 423)
How did rebellion against the status quo play a part in how romantic theater developed? How has rebellion been instrumental in the birth of other theater styles?
What are the hallmarks of romantic theater, according to the text?
Why were proscenium theaters the favored staging styles for Romantic plays?
Who was the audience for romantic dramas?
Brittanica.com: The Romantic theatre
https://www.britannica.com/art/Western-theatre/The… to an external site.
Introduction
What is gothicism?
Melodrama
Click on the link for melodrama’s definition. Do we see melodrama in current storytelling? Where?
The early 19th century
What other theater and storytelling styles were using Romantic expression?
Option to SKIM “Rise in the number of theatres,” “Romantic realism,” and “The actor-manager”
The Norton Anthology of Drama
https://wwnorton.com/college/english/nadrama/conte… to an external site.
Read this to reinforce the ideas that you read about in the above sources, and to learn briefly about how American theater was influenced by European theater. Pay particular attention to the section on Staging Race.
Videos:
These videos go into more detail than the previous sources.
Please be aware that the second video contains upsetting racist imagery. However, it is vital to our class that we watch it. We cannot study classical theater without looking at our (USA’s) history of theater, and unfortunately, our history of theater is intertwined with racism and slavery.
Crash Course: Melodrama
to an external site.
Crash Course: Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows
to an external site.
Something to ponder: How has our country’s history with inequality and racism intersected with our preferred performance styles? Do you see trickle-down effects into today’s racial landscape? What are they?