·
Only a few theater structures were famous and
often used by popular playwrights
o Comedi-Francaise
o Hotel
du Petit-Bourbon
o Hotel
de Bourgogne
· The
most famous theatre of French Neoclassicalism is the Comedie-Francaise,
otherwise known as “La maison de Moliere” (House of Moliere).
o Named
after Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, or Moliere.
· Theaters
from this time take the structure of a proscenium-based theater to another
level.
o Adds
the orchestra directly in front of it.
o Adds
side boxes so that the audience can literally sit on stage with the actors.
o The
proscenium arch made it so the actors and audience can focus in one direction,
rather than traveling around the stage to catch their whole audience.
· Many
of these theaters were made from indoor tennis courts that were changed into
theaters, with the exception of performances in the palace.
