The Ancients
God of Wine, Fertility, and Theatre
Who was Dionysus?
These plays emerged from sermons, rather than liturgy and center on the archetypal human.
What are Morality plays?
This english world-renown playwright, sonneteer, dramatic poet, actor, producer, and director. Plays include Romeo and Juliet.
Who was William Shakespeare?
This period in England and France from 1650 to 1700, was an incredible explosion of creativity during the transition between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.
What was the Royal Era?
This modern playwright wrote A Doll's House and Ghost.
Who was Henrik Ibsen?
Prologue, Parodos, Stasima, and Exedos
What are the parts of a Greek tragedy?
With Craft guilds supporting different wagons, these plays could last as long as 40 days and take up entire city blocks.
What are Pageant plays?
This type of theatre, Improvised around a scenario, utilized stock characters, and used Magnificent costumes and masks.
What is Commedia Dell’Arte?
This french actor, writer, producer, director, wrote Tartuffe
Who was Moliére?
began as a revolt against neoclassicism. This theatre ism should reflect nature.
What is realism?
These Roman festivals that included theatre, can be translated to "games."
What are ludi?
Eventually outgrowing the church these arose from Christian liturgy in staged scriptural elaborations
What are tropes?
A reference to King Charles II’s return to the throne in 1660 after his exile, these plays emphasized crude behavior, sexual in nature, heroic and neoclassic tragedies, tragicomedies, and musical entertainments presented.
What was Restoration Theatre?
These plays offered a “slice of life" and saw Humanity is an extension of the natural world.
What is Naturalism?
Scaenae frons, Proscaenium, Podium, Cavea, Veka, and Vomitoria
What are parts of the Roman stage?
Defined the accepted dramaturgy of the era with roots in Aristotle’s ideas.
What is neoclassism?
This playwright sought to “alienate” or “distance” the audience, preventing them from being swept away by feelings in order to view events critically.
Who was Bertolt Brecht?
One of the most influential men in Rome after his pupil Nero was named emperor in 54 CE. This playwright developed rules and elements for the components of a play and wrote The Trojan Women.
Who was Lucius Annanus Seneca?
This type of theatre included Wit and manners, Verbal dexterity, Fashionable attire, and Whimsy and irony
What is French Court Theatre?
This playwright created works demonstrating his belief that in all matters of importance, human beings are condemned to ignorance including Waiting for Godot
Who was Samuel Beckett?