Let's explore the history and significance of the comedy and drama masks in theater. What are the comedy and tragedy masks? The comedy and tragedy masks, often referred to as the theater faces or ...

“One with a smile, one with a frown, like a traditional comedy/tragedy set of masks. And so I started with adding ‘What if he had a third mask that he introduces himself with that has no mout ...

In tragedy, for instance, a relatively bland mask can make it easier to associate oneself with the performance. In comedy ... invention actually pre-dates traditional drama and dance.

The two, he suggests, are intertwined, much like the masks of comedy and tragedy. What “History of Comedy” does within that hour is to bring what are often viewed as isolated incidents into ...

(Emma Lee/WHYY) Two Michael Hollinger plays — a comedy and a drama — will be produced this month by two different companies rehearsing on different floors of the same building in South Philadelphia.

The universal symbol for drama dates back to ancient Greece. It is the comedy-tragedy mask. If you are unclear about what that symbol looks like, picture two masks - one showing a happy face and ...

presents two comprehensive productions - "Richard III" and "Twelfth Night" - that offer the opposing masks of comedy and tragedy, revealing how hard it can be to tell the difference. Information ...