Greek Theatre
This Greek word means "the viewing place" and is where the audience sat.
What is the Theatron?
He is called the “Father of Tragedy” and added the second actor.
Who is Aeschylus?
The golden rule of improv, which means to accept and add to an idea.
What is “Yes, and…”?
Pantomime means acting without these.
What are words?
The sequence of events in a play (exposition, climax, resolution, etc.).
What is the plot?
This backstage hut was used for costume storage and quick changes.
What is the skene?
He added a third actor and won 24 out of 30 competitions.
Who is Sophocles?
Rejecting your partner’s idea in improv is called this.
What is blocking?
Amplifying movements for clarity is called this principle.
What is exaggeration
The people or beings in a play, called “agents of the plot” by Aristotle.
What are characters?
This rolling platform revealed offstage events, often too gruesome to show.
What is the ekkyklema?
Which tragedian was most focused on the psychological and emotional motivations of characters?
Who is Euripides?
To give the scene the 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is called this.
What is endowing?
Pretending to hold or use objects that aren’t there is called this.
What are imaginary props?
The central message or main idea of a play.
What is the theme?
This crane lowered “the gods” onto stage to solve impossible problems.
What is the Deus ex Machina?
The “Father of Comedy” who mocked Socrates in The Clouds.
Who is Aristophanes?
This essential listening skill ensures actors respond naturally.
What is active listening?
A French mime artist who made the form internationally famous in the 20th century.
Who is Marcel Marceau?
This foundational text in dramatic theory was written by Aristotle.
What is The Poetics?
This circular space was where the chorus and actors performed.
What is the orchestra?
This actor, said to have won a goat, was the first known performer.
Who is Thespis?
Improv is useful because it builds imagination, quick thinking, and this teamwork trait.
What is collaboration?
Pantomime has its origins in these two ancient cultures.
What are Greece and Rome?
Name two of Aristotle’s six elements of drama.
What are (any two: plot, character, theme, diction, music, spectacle)?