Greek Theater
Parts of Stage
Prehistoric Theater
Types of Stage
Random Vocabulary
200
First Actor
Thespis
200
Actor's right
Stageright
200
Where do we get the information we know about this time period?
Anthropologist, and cave drawings.
200
A stage with an apron and wings
Proscenium
200
To copy
Imitate
400
The god the festival was honoring
Dyionysis
400
Away from the audience
Upstage
400
A stage with seating on 3 sides
Thrust Stage
400
A humorous play with a happy ending
Comedy
600
Shakespeare has smiled upon you
Plus 2,000 points
600
Middle of the stage
Center Stage
600
Person that led the ceremonies
Shaman
600
A stage with seating all the way around
Arena Stage
600
Something done repeatedly the same way.
Ritual
800
A Drama
is a play in which the lead suffers a tragic end
800
Actor's left
Stage Left
800
Why did the stories turn into ceremonies?
It was thought to bring a successful hunt, and it was magic.
800
Can have any type of Seating
Black Box
800
Makes fun of something, in greek times it was Greek legends
Satyre or Satire
1000
Deus Ex Machina
The God Machine
1000
Toward the Audience
Downstage
1000
What did they use for costumes?
Animal skins.
1000
Normally an outdoor theater, used by the Greeks.
Amphitheater
1000
Francis Bacon caught Shakespeare stealing points
-500 points
