They performed before thousands and could become celebrities, yet actors in ancient Rome were stripped of their civic rights.

From the grand stages of ancient Greece to the bustling theaters of today, the iconic comedy and drama masks have long symbolized the dual nature of theatrical storytelling. Whether you’re a Broadway ...

In our modern-day world, we’re constantly inundated with different entertainment mediums – whether it’s a flashy Instagram post on your feed or the latest star-studded blockbuster to hit the theaters, ...

Drama was the ubiquitous speech-act spectacle of the Greco-Roman Mediterranean, and as such, offers an unrivaled interdisciplinary lens into a wide variety of textual, visual, and kinesthetic ...

CHICAGO — Some 2,000 years ago, elite Roman families stuffed their closets with wax masks made in the likeness of their male ancestors so that during funeral processions actors could fill in for the ...