Greek Stage
Greek theatre festivals honored this god
Who is Dionysus?
Where were medieval plays performed?
churches or the streets on raised platforms (wagons)
Who was the Elizabethan Theatre Period called after?
Queen Elizabeth
He was the 1st actor
Thespis
name of the dressing rooms for the Greeks
skene
the name of the alter on stage
What is the thymele?
Where were commedia del arte performances performed?
streets
What types of theatrical performances were put on during this time?
tragedies, comedies, and historical plays
He wrote Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare
3 tragedies is also called a
trilogy
This contraption flew actors on the stage
What is the mechane?
What was the subject matter of medieval plays?
Christianity, religious plays
What and/or who shutdown theatre during this time?
Bubonic Plague
Puritans
He won the most theatre festivals
Sophocles
This seating area was for the wealthy during the Elizabethan Theatre
galleries
Greek festivals lasted this long
about a week
Name 3 famous writers during this time
William Shakespeare
Ben Johnson
Christopher Marlowe
These 3 playwrights were popular a the Greek theatre festivals
Aesychlus, Sophocles, and Euripides
This object on top of the Elizabethan theatre told the audience what type of play would be performed that day
flag
On the following image, tell me what 1,2,3 and 4
1. orchestra
2. theatron
3. parados
4. skene
This part of the Elizabethan stage was painted underneath the roof. It allowed actors to call up to this place
Heavens