Types of Drama
These are the two most popular types of Greek Drama
What are Comedy and Tragedy
This is the first individual actor in Greek theatre
Who is Thespis
This is the god of wine and fertility (and theatre)?
Who is Dionysus
This is the dancing space of a Greek theatre
This word means actor
What is a Thespian
These were short plays performed between acts of tragedies. The name is similar to "satire."
What are satyr plays
This is the father of Dionysus
Who is Zeus
These are hymns sung to Dionysus
What are dithyrambs
This is the set design for a Greek theatre
What is a skene
This means believing in many gods
What is polytheism
This type of play ends with lots of marriages and happiness!
What is a Comedy
This is the mother of Dionysus
These were the first producers of theatre
What is a Chorgus
The viewing place in a Greek theatre
What is the theatron
Greek armies would pause battling to engage is this timeless event
What is the Olympics
This type of play ends with lots of death and destruction (the gods are not happy)
What is a Tragedy
This mythological figure had snakes for hair and turned people to stone with her gaze
Who is Medusa
This is the Greek word for "drama"
What is Dran
This is what Ancient Greeks used for lighting
What is the sun
This is the word for Greek masks
What is Prosopon
Greek tragedies are based on these handed-down stories
What are Myths (or Mythology)
Dionysus has these two sides of his personality
What are Celebration and Rage
This is the term for Greek playwright
What is Didaskalos
This refers to actors being lowered by a crane
What is deus ex machina
Two Greek masks are the symbol for theatre. What do they represent?
Comedy and Tragedy