The Greek's have it
The first recorded European Theatre began around 600BCE at this religious festival.
What is the festival to honor Dionysus?
The ancient Greeks preferred tragedies and the Romans preferred this type of play.
What is a comedy?
These religious leaders were the actors during this period.
Who are priests and monks?
An interest in art, culture and theatre of this time period, returned during the renaissance.
What are classical Greek and Roman?
The place for hearing or where the audience sat.
What is the auditorium?
This poet is considered the first actor because he won a dramatic competition, by stepping away from the chorus and taking on the role of a God.
Who is Thespis?
Women were permitted to play this type of role in ancient Roman theatre.
What are minor or not important roles?
These performers and musicians traveled around and performed anywhere they could put up a stage.
Who are traveling minstrels or troubadours?
These two major design traditions were developed for the theatre during this time period, both are still used today.
What are the Proscenium Arch and painted clothed for backdrops?
The "dancing place" or where the chorus performed.
What is the orchestra?
Masks were designed to help show one of these.
What are age, emotion or gender?
These people were the actors in Roman theatre.
Who were slaves?
Three different types of religious plays performed during the medieval era.
What are mystery, miracle and morality plays?
This queen strongly supported the theatre in England.
Who is Queen Elizabeth the First?
Translates to "the seeing place" or "the place for seeing".
What is the theatre or theatron?
This person was the leader of the ancient greek chorus.
Who is the Choregus?
Ancient Roman theatrical production included _______________ and _______________.
What are violence and crude humor?
During this time these were not allowed.
What are theatre buildings?
This performing group from Italy, used stock characters, stock props and stock plots for their performances.
What is the Commedia dell'arte?
The tiring house, upstage from the orchestra, where the actors would rest between scenes.
What is the skene?
The Greek translation for the word tragedy.
What is "goat song"?
As history approached the year "zero", this group disapproved of the theatre and closed down all theatre buildings, which had previously been built.
Who is the church?
This type of drama was performed at different places in town and would end up near a church.
What are liturgical drama?
Shakespeare was part owner of this theatre.
What is the Globe Theatre?
Raised platform in front of the skene, where non actors would perform.
What is the proskenion?