Ancient Theater
Sophocles wrote this drama about a devote sister who defies her king by burying her traitorous brother.
Antigone
Zeus turned into this animal in hopes of seducing a Spartan queen.
Swan
Don't expect any clues or detectives in this type of play about Bible stories.
Mystery Plays
The original productions of most of Shakespeare's plays were performed here.
The Globe Theater
This Norwegian playwright wrote "A Doll's House"
Henrik Ibsen
This Aristophanes comedy's theme can be summed up as "Make love, Not War"
Lysistrata
Arachnae foolishly enters a loom-weaving competition with this goddess.
Athena
This morality play is about a person who must meet his maker -- alone!
Everyman
This tale of fairies and love potions is thought to be one of the only original storylines in Shakespeare's otherwise adapted works.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Popular in the 1800s, these musical plays often featured a damesel in distress.
Melodramas
Greek plays were often performed upon this outdoor stage.
Ampitheater
This goddess turned a young hunter into a stag who was torn apart by his own dogs.
Artemis
Traveling troupes in Italy performed this lively type of humor with masks and stock characters.
Commedia dell-arte
This comedy is currently playing at Moorpark College.
Twelfth Night
This ruler was fond of French "well-made" plays because they avoided politics.
Napoleon
He is often considered the "first actor" because he "broke up" the Greek Chorus into individual characters.
Thespis
She is the Greek Goddess of Wisdom & Warfae
Athena
One of the first known female playwrights, lived in an abbey.
Hrotsvitha
This King in Shakespeare historical play delivers the St. Crispin's day / "Band of Borthers" speech.
Henry V
Oscar Wilde wrote this important comedy about false identities.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Roman playwright Plautus' characters were adapted into this Stephen Sondheim musical.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
This sun god riding in his chariot is sometimes mistaken for Apollo.
Helios
This Lord Proctector of England outlawed the theater for 18 years, starting in 1642.
Oliver Cromwell
This was the year of Shakespeare's death.
1616
This French playwright who penned "Tartuffe" and "The Misanthrope" wrote dialogue that rhymed.
Moliere