Playwrights
Stage
Overview
Dionysus
Technical
100
The founder of Greek theatre
Aeschylus
100
Where the audience sat. Literally means "viewing place"
The Theatron
100
Known as the 1st actor
Thespis
100
Dionysus was the god
Wine, fertility, and revelry
100
These are built into the floor of the stage
Trap doors
200
The comedic playwright
Aristophanes
200
Where the chorus sang and danced
The Orchestra
200
What are myths?
Legends or stories based loosely on fact
200
The City Dionysia was a
Theatrical competition
200
What is an ekkyklema?
A rolling cart or wagon
300
Wrote the Oedipus trilogy
Sophocles
300
Where the actors performed
Skene
300
Greek plays were often based off of what?
Greek legends or myths
300
What would the Greeks do with the statue of Dionysus during the festival?
Bring it in so he could watch the plays
300
Mechane
a machine used to lift people into the air
400
Considered the 1st theatre critic. Wrote The Poetics
Aristotle
400
Literally means "passageway"
Parados
400
Dithyrambs
Hymns, poems, or chants sung to honor the gods
400
City of Dionysia was both a ___________ and a ________ event
Civic and religious event
400
"Deus ex machina" means what
God machine
500
Name the 6 categories from The Poetics
Plot,
Theme/Thought,
Spectacle
Music
Characters
Dialogue (Script)
500
500
Name 3 essential elements of Greek theatre
Actors
Story
Chorus
500
Name the 3 genre of plays performed at City Dionysia
Satyr
Comedy
Tragedy
500
In storytelling (movies, books, tv shows, etc) "Deus ex machina" is a plot device that symbolizes what?
Getting external or divine help