Greek
Who was the first actor?
What is Thespis
Who did the Romans copy their type of theatre from?
What is the Greeks.
What were the short plays performed in Commedia Dell'arte called?
What is Lazzis.
What was the name of the musical we watch and what Shakespearean play was it an adaptation of?
What is West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet.
How did theatre originate?
What is Rituals/Storytelling
These types of plays were performed at religious festivals.
What is tragedy.
Define spectacle? (Not looking for examples)
There can be a variety of answers.
What is something that is exhibited as unusual, striking, notable, or entertainment.
How long did the Italian Renaissance last for?
Name 1 Shakespearean Insult and its meaning
What is there are so many options.
What is the definition of Improv?
What is acting without a script where the actors make up the characters, setting, and relationships with possible suggestions from the audience.
Name 3 of the topics in Greek tragedies.
What is love, loss, abuse of power, and/or fraught relationships with the gods
What are 2 examples of spectacle that the Romans incorporated into their theatre?
What is gladiator games, chariot races, live animals, or execuations.
What was the most common stage type during the Italian Renaissance?
What is Proscenium.
Name 3 of Shakespeare's plays.
What is there is soooooo many answers.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
What is 39 plays.
Where is in Greece did theatre originate?
What is Athens.
Why was Medieval theatre created?
What is the church needed a way to connect with people and/or everything was written in latin and the people could not understand the language.
Name one Commedia Dell'arte character and describe their personality.
What is there are so many answers.
What was the permanent group of actors called during the Elizabethan Era?
What is Queen Elizabeth's men.
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
What is 154 sonnets.
What were the names of the Big 3 Greek Playwrights?
What is Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
What was the name of the stage that the church used in the town squares where they performed their plays?
What is pagent wagon.
What inspired the term slapstick?
What is Arlecchino's wooden sword.
What was the name of the SPACE in the Globe Theatre where those right in front of the stage where some of the audience stood?
What is the open yard.
Describe how West Side Story is still relevant in 2025.
What is......