Drama 101
Drama
originally used by the Greeks
Arena stage
The Greek origin of the word theater means: "the __________ place".
seeing
In 200 B.C. Rome overtook _____ as the cultural center for drama
Athens
dramatized events from the bible
miracle plays
actors rely on their imagination
informal theater
audience sits on 3 sides of the stage
Thrust stage
Many early Greek dramas, have their origins in _______.
myth
One of Roman's major contribution
modern elevated stage
presented events from Saint's lives
Mystery Plays
happy ending, exaggerated or eccentric behavior
comedy
seating on two sides
transverse stage
On this date Thespis won his first festival.
534 B.C
Thespis would switch between characters using____
masks
movable stages used to act out biblical plays
pageant wagons
Sad or distressed ending; serious story.
tragedy
developed during the Italian Renaissance
First example from Parma, Italy,1618
Proscenium stage
an impulse that humans have to mimic each others' teachings in order to learn.
mimetic impulse
songs that worshiped Dionysus were called
dithyrambs
popular comedy in which actors improvised
commedia dell' arte
a deliberate performance that is created by a live actor, that is made for a live audience, typically using a script
Theater
minimal and mobile seating
black box
Harmartia and Peripetia are characteristics of what?
Tragic Hero
a purge of emotions from the audience
catharsis
What are the 3 developments of Renaissance Theater?
1. Secular Themes, Rise of professionalism in acting, plays performed in English rather than Latin