Crash Course Theater

Welcome to Crash Course Theater! Are you in drama club? Want to know about the history of theater? Maybe learn some theater history? Have a lot of fun? This is the series for you! We learn about the history and workings of the dramatic arts, together.

Featured Videos

• Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

  Ep31 | 12m 6s

• North America Gets a Theater...Riot

  Ep29 | 12m 7s

• Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

  Ep30 | 13m 4s

• Hrotsvitha, Hildegard, and the Nun who Resurrected Theater

  Ep9 | 11m 1s

Episodes

• Zola, France, Realism, and Naturalism

  Ep31 | 12m 6s

• Race Melodrama and Minstrel Shows

  Ep30 | 13m 4s

• North America Gets a Theater...Riot

  Ep29 | 12m 7s

See all Episodes for Crash Course Theater

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