What is Theatre?
This is the main difference between theatre and movies.
What is performing live?
Ancient religious ceremonies.
What is the start of theatre?
This is the part of the Greek stage where the action of the play took place.
What is the Orkhestra?
Plot; Character; Thought; Diction; Melody; Spectacle
What are the six elements of the "Poetics"?
Group of people joined to witness a single event.
What is an audience?
He was the first actor.
Who is Thespis?
A covered structure, originally a temporary wooden building, where the actors stored their masks and costumes and performed quick changes out of the sight of the audience.
What is the skene?
The "structure of incidents" or what happens during the play.
What is plot?
The set way or expectations of people watching a performance.
What is Theatre Etiquette?
These were the two categories of Greek Theatre.
What are tragedy and comedy?
Theatron translates to mean this.
What is the viewing place?
The imaginary wall between audience and actor.
What is the fourth wall?
Roman theatre was heavily influenced by this type of theatre.
What is Greek theatre?
This crane type structure lowered the "gods" or lifted actors.
What is the Deus ex Machina?
The movements made on stage by the actors.
What is blocking?
This period of Theatre History is marked by the creation of RASA, which we still use today.
What was Sanskrit Drama?
The chorus would enter through this structure.
What is the parados?
The main ideas or lessons learned
What is theme?