Located in the center of the Greek theatre, it is where the chorus sang and danced.
What is the orchestra?
100
By legend, he is said to be the first actor, and the first person to step outside the choral group and assume a dramatic role.
Who is Thespis?
100
The sister of Antigone
Who is Ismene?
100
This group of men often represented the townspeople and commented on the action of characters in a Greek play.
What is the chorus?
100
The city that was the main center for the Greek Dionysian festivals and drama.
What is Athens?
200
The "viewing place" in a Greek Theatre
What is the Theatron
200
He introduced a second actor in the performance of tragedy at the City of Dionysia. The father of tragedies.
Who is Aeschylus?
200
The new King of Thebes
Who is Creon?
200
This is one reason why actors wore masks.
What is: Visibility and characterization- Sound assistance - so they could play many characters
200
This is the festival where theatre really originated.
What is City Dionysia?
300
The large rectangular building behind the orchestra, mainly used as a backstage, with one to three entrances for the actors to use to enter the orchestra.
What is the Skene?
300
He is generally considered the greatest ancient Greek playwright, winning 24 first prizes in the Dionysian festivals.
Who is Sophocles?
300
The betrothed of Antigone
Who is Haemon?
300
Sophocles
What is the author of Antigone?
300
Another word for actor.
What is thespian.
400
The area between the skene and the seats, where the actors could enter on and off the stage.
What is the Parados (Paradoi)?
400
He was the father of the melodrama, using more realistic dialogue in his plays and less poetic language, thus making his plays more popular.
Who is Euripides?
400
The man who finally gets through to Creon and convinces him to bury Polyneices.
Who is Tiresias?
400
The members of the chorus is Antigone
Who are the Theban Elders
400
The opening of Greek tragedy that sets the actions and provides background information.
What is the prologos?
500
A brief comic play that features a chorus of half-men, half-goat; were typically parodies of myths of historical tales.
What is a Satyr play.
500
He introduced the third actor in the performance of tragedies at the City Dionysus and won more prizes than any other Greek tragedian.
Who is Sophocles?
500
Creon's wife
Who is Eurydice?
500
The day we move back to SVA
What is Dec. 21
500
The type of drama that deals with love, loss, pride, the abuse of power and the relationships between men and gods.