What are the comedy and tragedy masks ... They have become a universal symbol for theater and the performing arts, embodying the emotional spectrum that theatrical performances can evoke.

In his Poetics, Aristotle defined tragedy and comedy as two distinct genres, each with its own rules and effects on the audience. These categories have been central to Western theatre ever since.

Shakespeare, in the final stage of his theatrical career, stretches the boundaries of both tragedy and comedy to create a play unique in its form and lacerating in its exploration of the havoc that ...

Denisova’s most recent theatrical work is “The Gaaga ... This careful balance of tragedy and comedy is at the very core of “The Gaaga,” and it is ultimately what makes the production ...

Stand-up comedy. Are these the new five stages of grief? It can seem that way to those following the comedy scene. The past year has brought us specials and solo theatrical shows with jokes ...

By the second half, it turns into a kind of comedy ... tragedy is a tragedy,” said Epstein. For last year’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” the conservatory introduced a new Elizabethan ...

It's currently onstage at the Wimberly Theatre in a production presented by ... Bowen describes "Fat Ham" as an "uproarious comedy" — a vast departure from the source material's tragedy.