On The Job by Jessica Cohn in the Theatre RED CHAIR PRESS
Jobs in Theatre The lights go down and the crowd grows quiet Music fills the room The curtain rises A show begins A theatre is a place where people go to see shows But theatre also describes putting on a performance Theatre happens when people use words music or movement to tell stories Actors musicians and dancers work together to make it happen The artists work for audiences The people in the audiences respond to what they see hear and feel For ages we have enjoyed the experience of theatre 4
It’s amazing how the whole audience is breathing with you says actress Sandee Greene To Laugh and to Cry Some shows make us laugh Others are serious Throughout history people have liked all kinds of theatre Actors used to sing funny songs in the streets of Ancient Greece Some of the earliest dramas were acted out in Ancient Egypt Ancient theatre of Herodes Atticus in Athens Greece World Stages 15th Century B C Chinese theatre features acrobats and music 6th Century B C Theatre is an important part of life in Ancient Greece The shows are said to bring a kind of healing to people 2nd Century B C Hundreds of plays are written and performed in what is now India 1500s Companies of actors travel through Europe Public theatres spring up 5
