It's All Greek to Me
The costume piece worn by Greek actors in order to convey emotion and multiple characters onstage to a large audience.
What are masks?
The leader of the Greek chorus.
Who is Choragos?
Fights to the death were not carried out as often as one might think for these Roman athletes/performers.
What are gladiators?
The name of the most well-known morality play.
What is Everyman?
The demographic the character "Everyman" is representative of.
What is everyone? (everybody/anyone/anybody)
The two main theatrical genres in Ancient Greece.
Before the dramatic action in Antigone begins, this has happened to Antigone's brothers, Polynices and Eteocles.
What is killed?/What is Poly: unburied, Eteo: buried?
Roman theatre history can be divided into two sequential parts: Rome as a republic, then Rome as an ______.
What is an empire?
Theatrical productions were held inside establishments of this kind during the early Middle Ages; the leaders later moved the productions outside.
What is church?
The being/entity that did not abandon Everyman at the end of his journey.
Who is Good Deeds?
The number of authentic masks that survived the era of Ancient Greece?
What is 0?
The son of Creon who is also engaged to Antigone.
Who is Haemon?
This type of production provided "variety" entertainment, such as acrobatics and juggling. (This evolution of performance is compared to our modern behavior of "channel surfing.")
What is a mime?
The organizations that were the main preservers of learning during the Dark Ages.
What are monasteries?
The playwright of Everyman.
Who is Anonymous?
The Greek god of wine, grape harvest, revelry, and theatre.
Who is Dionysus?
In the Oedipus trilogy, Antigone is the _____ play. (First, Second, Last)
What is last?
Derived from the Etruscan term for performers, ister; the Roman word for "actors."
What is histriones?
This term refers to public religious worship, particularly referring to the Christian church; the opposite of secular.
What is liturgy?
The specific type of play Everyman is.
What is a morality play?
When discussing the fundamental structure of a Greek amphitheater, the "orchestra" provided the acting space and the "skene" served as a backstage. This area was used specifically by the chorus as a side entrance and playing space.
What is parados?
The playwright of Antigone.
Who is Sophocles?
The Roman name for the god known as Dionysus in Ancient Greek culture.
Who is Bacchus?
The Christmas play festival that allowed elements of buffoonery to creep into the material and was especially important in the development of comedy.
What is the Festival of Fools?
The century Everyman was written in.
What is the 15th century?