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The period that the Italian Renaissance take place:
What is 1300-1600?
A major innovation in stagecraft occurred during the Renaissance in regards to scenic painting:
What is single point perspective in set design?
This characterized the Innamorati characters
What is being young and emotional lovers?
By the late 1500s, this development occurred in theatre venues
What is Permanent theatre houses were established?
This fundamental shift in theatrical focus occurred during the Renaissance:
What is the shift from God to people?
One of the first European theatre houses since Roman times
What is the Teatro Olimpico?
Commedia Dell'Arte troupes typically performed in this way
What is traveling from town to town?
This innovation in scenery occurred in the 17th century
What are sliding panels in the wings via grooves?
This is "Humanism" in the context of Renaissance thought.
What is the belief that life itself was worthy of living and celebrating?
A rehearsed comic bit or stage business
What is a Lazzi?
This is unique about the dialogue in Commedia Dell'Arte
What is the script being mostly improvised?
Renaissance theatre differed from Medieval theatre in Italy in this way
What is emphasized human rather than divine subjects?
A type of theatre known as "Learned Comedy".
What is Commedia Erudita?
The amount of actors that typically make a Commedia Dell'Arte troupe
What is 8-12?
Character known as "Little Dove"
Who is Columbina?
Harlequin's distinctive visual characteristic
What is a checkered outfit?
Wrote "The Mandrake," a notable example of Renaissance theatre.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
A Commedia Dell'Arte character known for being a boastful soldier
Who is Il Capitano?
He was a Venetian merchant
Who is Pantalone?
This character was typically portrayed as a pompous know-it-all
Who is Il Dottore?