Charles Darwin made himself known in the late 19th century when he published his book On the Origin of Species. He challenged the religious philosophies of Creationism which became a very controversial topic of that era. He did not mean to attack any theological systems, but merely introduced a new theory on how human beings came to be. His studies showed that species evolved from simple organisms into more complex organisms. The two main factors included in his theory was survival of the fittest and natural selection. Natural selection states that a species will acquire attributes that it needs to survive in its particular environment and will shed attributes that it does not need. Survival of the fittest states that the species that were strongest would naturally survive, while the weaker species would die out. This thought process can be applied to many parts of our civilizations history, one being theatre. I am not a thespian. I rarely ever go to any theatre performances, nor have I ever had any type of class about theatre. Yet, as I read through the modules about the development of theatre, or the evolution of theatre, a past event in my life immediately is remembered, probably one of my only memories concerning theatre. The people that started first grade with me are the same people that walked down the aisles by my side to receive their high school diplomas. In my small town, every student knew everybody. Being an artist at heart, theatre interested me, but never too terribly much. I never really attended my high school plays when I was a freshman or a sophomore probably because I did not think that it would be worth the $10. Id just be seeing these people Ive gone to school with forever on stage. I remember quite well our little plays in grade school. Cute, but this was not my idea of a fun Saturday night. So I never went. It was not until the end of my sophomore year that I decided to see my high school prod...
