Greek
Theatre performances started out as festivals dedicated to _________________
What are "The Gods?"
The rapid rise in popularity of this religion accounts for both the outlaw and revival of live theatre.
What is "Christianity?"
This devastating epidemic took the lives of up to 60% of Europeans during the 1300s.
What is "the plague?"
or bubonic plague
black plague
black death
great plague
Pest
the big dead-dead
Theatres from this era closely began to resemble theatres of modern-day, especially because they were set here instead of outdoors.
What is "indoors?"
These people are responsible for performing onstage.
What are "actors?"
Greeks were largely illiterate, and their performance spaces had poor visibility and audibility. Therefore, Greek performers had to do this in order to ensure clarity.
What is "Describe Everything?"
This mobile stage allowed Christian theatre troupes to travel from town to town to spread the word of God.
What is a "pageant wagon?"
This era, meaning "rebirth," saw a revitalization of culture, populations, and art.
What is "the Renaissance?"
This Russian theatre director, actor, and teacher developed tools as objectives, obstacles, "the magic if," among many others that are still used by actors today.
Who is Konstantin Stanislavski?
This person is in charge of the creative vision of an entire production.
What is a director?
This Greek God of wine, fertility, and theatre was the namesake of the festivals at which theatre began.
Who is "Dionysus?"
These stationary stages were used in theatre festivals held in town squares, where the audience moved from stage to stage in order to simulate scene changes.
What are "mansions?"
These are names of speeches, in order, delivered to one's self, the audience, and to another character.
What are "problem plays?"
This person runs all of the backstage crews during the run of a show.
What is a stage manager?
What is an "amphitheatre?"
These groups of tradesmen created plays based on a moral cycle that explained why their profession was important in the Bible.
What are "guilds?"
The plays of this era were written in meter, verse, and/or rhyming couplets, closely resembling this form.
What is "poetry?"
This Norwegian playwright was known for writing plays such as "A Doll's House," "Hedda Gabbler," and "Peer Gynt," and dealt largely with the struggles of women's equality in a modern context.
Who is Henrik Ibsen?
This person is in charge of the business matters of an entire theatre company.
What is a managing director?
This term refers to three plays that together create one story.
What is a "trilogy?"
These farcical skits in between plays served as entertaining breaks in the action that entertained audiences and tied into the moral message of the cycle of plays.
What are "moral interludes?"
This improvised form of Italian comedy featured stock characters and clown-like physical performances.
What is "commedia dell'arte?"
This offshoot of Realism featured extremely realistic performances that directly emulated a "slice of life."
What is naturalism?
This person is in charge of overseeing the build of an entire production
What is a tech director?