What Is Theater? Crash Course Theater #1

Welcome to Crash Course Theater with Mike Rugnetta! In this, our inaugural week, we're going to ask the two classic questions about theater. 1.What is theater? And 2. Is it spelled -re or -er? Well, there's a clue to question two in the title of the video. The first question is a little trickier. We'll look at some of the historical definitions of theater, and investigate some of the ways people have thought about theater in different times and places in the world.
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[@TheNoobster]

anyone here cause they gotta do class online

[@clght]

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who else is here because of theatre class but its online for quarantine

[@Rebecca-bk9bd]

I was really looking forward to performing this unit :(

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Bold of you to assume my class wasn't already online XD

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[@Eating_Sunflowers]

For me it's English Literature

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😂😂 definitely

[@philcollins5457]

75/10, keep these coming. Theater is one of the most underappreciated but important art forms in the modern world, and I can't want to see how you cover the field.

[@lynnieannie34]

I would just like to say that durning quarantine watching this is my theatre homework.

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I'm a simple guy; I see Mike Rugnetta, I smile.

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same. he's my favorite

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AHH!!! I am SOO excited for this series!!! It’s AMAAAZING so far!!!!

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Your voice is amazing Mike.

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[@johnmahon674]

Thoth is here? And a story about Ares cleverly disguised as "Theatre"? Mike you sneaky man this is Crash Course Mythology Season 2!

[@billpariss9559]

And Dionysus in the begining. Clever boy...

[@jbeastly96]

Crash course does an incredible job bringing on hosts, this is only the second series I’ve started without hank or John but both hosts have been so incredible and engaging. Can’t wait for more episodes!

[@HLSims]

Crash Course + Theatre + Mike = Yes

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Yes + Thoth + Dionysus + Crash Course = Verry Happy Me ;)

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Right?!?!?!

[@DuluthTW]

This is already answering some questions I had. Thanks, Mike!

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Me 2 weeks ago: Aww, Idea Channel is gone and CC World Mythology is almost over, guess I'll have to get used to not seeing Mike Rugnetta videos anymore. Me Today: Ooh, another new Crash Course, I could stand to know more about theater, wonder who's hosting... OH MY GOODNESS YES!!!

[@sperocras]

Mike, I love the way you pace your words. I find sometimes in SciShow and CrashCourse the editing is so tight there's no real beat between sentences or even topics. But the way you pace your words makes all of your videos much easier to understand than those of other hosts.

[@MiaMulder]

It's been a year since I've acted (outside of youtube anyway) and I've been looking forward to this forever. This is gonna be good

[@mauhri3354]

So happy to see Mike as the host and who doesn’t want a crash course on theater? So excited for this series!

[@annao1307]

THANK YOU. I'm doing a school project about the evolution of theatre and drama, stumbled upon this video and oh my god my life became so much easier

[@doing_aok]

I've never been more excited for a Crash Course series! I've been obsessed with theatre since I was 4 and am a HUGE dramaturge. I'm so excited to learn about theatre history, theatre theories, and hope we get into acting theory (Stanislavsky, Uta Hagen, Misner, etc) Break a leg Mike and Crash Course team!!

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Thank goodness you’re back, Mike. And we got another mythological god, Dionysus

[@haanhdo4190]

Yay Mike's back! I was afraid I wouldn't get to see him again after the Myth series ended.

[@willlexie]

theatRE or theatER??? Let me break this down. -American English: theater Note that modern English (that we use today in the 21st century) is a Germanic language with influence from Romance language (Latin root), but "theatre" came from Greek language. -Greek: θέατρον / théatron (a place for viewing) -British English: theatre *also in Canadian, Australian and New Zealandian English -Latin: theatrum French: théâtre Spanish: teatro Portuguese: teatro Italian: teatro Romanian: teatru All of them use -tr + vowel, only American English uses -ter. American English is simplified and British English is traditional.

[@jeralyncabaluna5819]

Our teacher taught us that theater is a place where theatrical performance is performed while theatre is the dramatic presentation for an audience.

[@marywoolf1919]

You pronounced Dionysus properly!!! Already off to a better start than mythology. Thank you.

[@arsenik_beats]

I love it, the same speaker, and now it seems like a continuation of recently ended mythology course , but with theatrical flavour

[@SECONDQUEST]

okkam okulus Mike is my favorite host

[@comareja4]

Tanks so much, i been waiting this crash course up to 4 years......

[@katrinepedersen7162]

Mike you should know. Im ONLY watching this cuz you're hosting, i looove your personality. now back to the theater stuff.

[@whiteblossom1420]

Thanks for this video! I'll be waiting the next episode

[@fitzgeraldmistral97]

Wow, I like the rational, de-eurocentricized approach to explaining this art form and its origins. I look forward to the rest of this series.

[@karennelson4499]

I am so happy to see Mike on Crash Course! So excited! Love the topic as well.

[@wisemoon40]

I am SO HAPPY that you are doing another series for Crash Course! I mean, there is a lot of great stuff on Crash Course, but I miss Idea Channel and it's great that I can come here to get a little of that Mike Rugnetta goodness!

[@hangedhouraidoll2396]

Oh my god Thoth looked so sad.

[@Ubuntu719]

Hey just in time for my theater class.. nice timing!

[@worththehyp3886]

I’m just learning about theater 🎭 in English. Perfect timing 😂🤩

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Yay! You're back!

[@alexnndder]

I'm so happy, great way to start off the weekend😺❤

[@reeseelliott7337]

Mike, that was truly amazing !!!!! SO glad to watch this

[@vagnervargas7880]

I've been watching the videos about theatre here in this channel and they are great! So helpful and pedagogically useful!

[@virginialucchina7235]

I love Mike's courses so much. I'm not a native speaker but he can make everything so easily understandable and interesting

[@TEMPESTofGERK]

Glad to see you back on Crash Course, Mike! It's heartbreaking to see Thoth so sad though...

[@djay1003]

SO EXCITED!!!!

[@samanthagupta]

I’m so excited and grateful for this new series! I absolutely love the honesty and wholesome explanations! I especially love Dionysus and so happy to learn about him from a credible source like you! Thank you💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@latronqui]

This makes me so happy! Theatre and Mike!!

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I am way too excited that you're hosting again, this made my day. 🖤

[@CaptainRiterraSmith]

I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD! God yes this is really happening! There absolutely must be more than one episode worth of Shakespeare and if time allows, more than one for Broadway. I'm busting at the seams to belt some Wicked and Hamilton!

[@alexaliona]

ALL THE WAY FROM LONDON? DAMN

[@ItsaSammyWorld]

Loved the mythology one and I'm SO psycked for this!

[@slowlyrainbow]

This is amazing! Already looking forward to the next episode. Would love it if you would discuss larping and its realintionship to theatre in the future!

[@kumorineleo]

Oh my gosh, Mike you're back! It's good to see you again on Crash Course!

[@nechma13]

As a major who's done theatre my whole life and works as a stage manager and is a performed playwright this is the most happy I've been from a crash course video

[@jackhsbayliss5432]

Glad to see Mike is still around! Loved Mythology and this is going to be incredibly useful!

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JUST FOUND IT, LOVE IT. THANK YOUUUUUUUUU

[@mariacamilaneiravillegas209]

I am currently doing my internship in a theatre (I would just like to clarify I told the before hand I enjoy theatre but I know virtually nothing about it) and this series has saved me :) Thanks!!

[@puppymunchkin5066]

Great series really excited about this Amazing!

[@phelanii4444]

I will watch this series, mostly cause I miss listening to you every week, Mike. And to learn something new.

[@nateweinand4209]

Really good first episode! Excited for more.

[@brickspace9772]

I literally got so excited when I saw that you were hosting this series, Mike! I was worried we wouldn't see you again after Crash Course Mythology!

[@steelresilience]

When I tried out for the school play and musical, my senior year, I wish I had gotten into it much earlier. Not a big theater enthusiast now, but it is a lot of fun.

[@mishagriffith5518]

Mike is back--I was sad to see CC Mythology end, but this promises to be great. Thanks CC.

[@nicholasbernard3488]

My favorite crash course host!

[@adibaORblarr]

Thanks Crash Course to make an episode on Theater!! I'm so excited

[@danigoose156]

I'm so excited for this series theatre is so great thank you for this so much

[@LordfizzwigitIII]

Yay! Mike is doing more crashcourse!

[@thehopeofeden597]

This is everything I Need!!!!

[@Sweetumskitty1789]

I learned more about theater in two minutes of this video than I did in three years of Drama classes at my high school.

[@thaddavis6442]

"This series could go on forever" We can only hope, Mike

[@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai]

My good. It did!

[@plewelly]

Just closed Hamlet with my local Shakespeare troupe. That opening bit KILLED me. Also, I too am quite excited for the series.

[@mangaluver1231]

Ok but can Thoth still make appearances? He looks so sad that he's been replaced

[@StephaneBura]

Is Crash Course getting better and better with each new series? Yes.

[@autumnavalanche1097]

I was so happy when Thoth popped out :')

[@danmenard6917]

But he looks so sad. I felt sorry for him.

[@autumnavalanche1097]

Dan Menard I felt really sad too :') but like a nostalgic happy/sad because I thought I'd never see him again but :( it's not his series anymore

[@dogukankuslar2606]

excited for this series.

[@lillagirl375]

me tooooooooooo

[@MarkiyC]

I'm so stoked for a CC Theatre! 💜💛💜

[@conzural]

Love this new series, it's interesting to see the background of what is my greatest passion

[@rosenrot8509]

It was very interestind! Thank you a lot!

[@mrclueuin]

A very good first act. Can't wait to see more! 👍👍

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[@dcamthebest]

MIKE IS BACK!!

[@DragonActual]

I remember Civ 5’s intro with the movie theatre

[@wanchinglim6316]

I HOPE OTHER VIDEOS OF THIS SERIES COMES OUT FASTER BECAUSE ITS REALLY HELPING ME FOR THIS THEATRE MODULE THAT IM TAKING IN MY UNIVERSITY SOBS

[@abigailrosebrock7184]

Yesssss I’ve been waiting FOREVER!! ....But.... re. Re. RE. *RE* *R👏🏻E👏🏻* At least when referring to the art form..

[@ms.rstake_1211]

This series is going to last a year and I'm loving every part of it.

[@adamkissinger7113]

Thank you!! Loved CC Mythology, really looking forward to CC Theatre. Glad to see Thoth pop up again, too!

[@KatrinaEames]

I'm so excited for this

[@nghia_win]

Mythology and Theatre! Thanks for teaching my two favorite things!

[@thewalkingthinker6561]

super! in this quarentine, a friend and I will be watching them all

[@kamhoughton6433]

I like this guy he's funny, and this channel makes learning super fun.

[@jeralyncabaluna5819]

This is on time! Our lesson in english is about theatre

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yaaassss love it!!

[@sarahevans6723]

You don't understand how long I've wanted this

[@flamedragon07]

I came here because he hosted crash course world mythology. I enjoyed that series.

[@timomakesstuff]

This is my new favorite combination of things!

[@rsalaughton]

You’ve opened with a nod to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead. I’m on board.

[@rkpetry]

...and be sure to include Egyptian god-story theater e.g. Shu rocking Ra's statue forward and back saying 'I can do this, I can do this...', telling Ra he's outdated, his temple falling into disrepair and the groundskeeper has taken a second job to support his family...

[@RandomComics1]

Is backstage going to come into play? Stage crew is where it's at

[@CynStacy]

Love it!! Crash Course Symphonies? Operas? I want to write for CC!

[@Rockgirl2289]

AHH I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE MIKE

[@sleeping885]

oh BOY i am so excited

[@melm9420]

Just wanted to thank you and to say ‘Well done Mike!’ for your attention to the pronunciation of Mircea Eliade! Can’t wait for the next video of this series!

[@steph.e61]

Really looking forward to this series! Would you consider covering how audiences themselves changed the theatre? From the raucous to the reserved, y'know? Also, I hope when you guys eventually cover theatre history in Asia and Africa it's more than just one episode...