Origins
The group of people in Greek theatre who summarized the action through chant or song.
Chorus
The type of theatre that originated in India and is sometimes still performed today.
Sanskrit Theatre
The most famous English playwright known for his tragedies, comedies, and tragi-comidies.
William Shakespeare
The title for (often) travelling variety shows in 1800's America.
Vaudeville
The only theatre era strictly defined by one person's lifetime.
Victorian Era
The modern day "equivalent" to Roman Atellan Farce.
Sitcoms
The thing painted on the back wall of a Japanese Noh Theatre stage.
Pine Tree
The era of theatre controlled by the Catholic church and their Morality plays.
Medieval Theatre
The type of theatre that showcases everyday situations, characters, and themes.
Realism
The reason that theatres in England had to shut down for many years.
The Plague (black plague)
The city where Greek Theatre originated.
Athens, Greece
The type of Japanese theatre that got its name from being considered "odd" or " weird".
Kabuki
The era that marked the first female performers and playwrights.
Restoration
The type of performance showcasing offensive stereotypes and blackface.
Minstrel Plays
The type of theatre that first gave way to the idea of the "fourth wall".
Modernism
The theatre era known for Satyr plays.
Greek Theatre
The type of Japanese theatre known for intricate puppets.
Bunraku
The genre/type od theatre popular during the Victorian era.
Melodrama
The type of theatre known for confusing the audience more than anything.
Postmodernism
The surprising thing that women COULD do in Elizabethan/Renaissance Theatre.
Own Playhouses
The type of theatre known for stock characters that came after Atellan Farce.
Commedia Dell'Arte
The focus of Sanskrit theatre of which there are nine of.
Facial Expressions (or emotions)
The era of theatre in which professional acting troupes first appeared.
Elizabethan Theatre (Renaissance)
The historical event that started the Modernist movement.
WWI
The name for Medieval plays that exclusivy focused on Bible Stories.
Mystery Plays