Welcome to Kelly, Monica, Allison, and Kirsten's theatre history project blog. Last week we were all assigned groups and picked our topics in a drawing reminiscent of the hunger games our group drew the topic of Ancient Roman Spectacle. From here our task was to narrow down the topics to a more reasonable focus.

What our group has come up with since is how the mechanics of spectacle worked; the use of bread and circuses as a distraction, and how these things compare to gladiatorial events and plays. Each of us will narrow down our research using these guidelines during the coming weeks.

-Allison