Plays
The three main categories of Greek plays
What are tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays?
The prizes received for winning festivals
what is Money and an Ivy Wreath?
Used to help differentiate Characters
What are Masks?
Large circular area reserved for the chorus
What is the orchestra?
Well known symbols of the theater
What are masks of comedy and tragedy?
The Trojan women is an example from this genre
What is a tragedy?
Menander wrote
What is Dyskolos?
The first actor
Who is Thespis?
Location of Greek theaters
What is on hillsides?
The word derived from Skene
What is a scene?
Light and humorous dramas with a happy ending.
Important playwrights in the comedy category
Who are Aristophanes and Menander?
The number of actors eventually grew to
What is three
Small building where actors changed masks
What is a Skene?
The time span for religious festivals to take place
What is six days?
Known as a joking tragedy
What is a Saytr play?
Wrote the only existing satyr play
Who is Euripedes
Made up the chorus
What are men and boys?
Used to represent locations
What is front of skene?
Festivals were held to celebrate this Greek god
Who is Dionysus?
The only fully surviving satyr play known today
What is Cyclolps?
Known as the father of Greek tragedy
Who is Aeschylus?
The way the original plays were recited
Hint: After Thespis emerged
What is call and response
Modern adaption of machinery used to lower actors on stage
What is a fly rig?
Known as the first theatre critic
Aristole