Origins and Festivals
This Greek god was honored by theater festivals
Dionysus
The name of the first actor.
Thespis
Greek theaters were built here.
Hillsides
Actors wore these to play different roles.
Masks
A drama with a disastrous ending.
Tragedy
About this many people attended the Athens festival yearly.
15,000
Name one writer of tragedies.
Aeschylus, Sophocles, or Euripides
The circular area where the chorus performed.
Orchestra
The two types of masks that became symbols of theater.
Comedy and Tragedy
A light, humorous drama with a happy ending.
Comedy
The Athens festival lasted this many days.
6 days.
Name one writer of comedies.
Aristophanes or Menander
The building where actors changed masks.
Skene
The maximum number of actors in a Greek play.
Three, (plus the chorus)
Plays that made fun of Greek legends.
Satyr
Greek theater began about this many years ago.
Over 2,500 years ago
He wrote The Poetics.
Aristotle
Raked platform behind the orchestra. Where we get upstage and downstage from.
Acting platform
Why actors wore masks.
To show different characters and remain visible from a distance
The first literary critic.
Aristotle
Theater began in festivals celebrating this.
Wine and the harvest
Name one famous Greek tragedies.
Oedipus, Antigone, Electra, or Medea
Name for hillside audience seating.
Theatron
We call actors this name to honor the first actor.
Thespians
Name three of Aristotle’s six elements.
Plot, theme, diction, character, spectacle, music.