Greek Theatre
Is credited with a number of innovations. He is said to have connected the chorus with a plot; he seems to have evolved the protagonist, destined to dilemma and forced to answer the ever-questioning chorus;
Who is Thespis of Icicara?
On the throne during this era of Theatre History
Queen Elizabeth I
Most medieval plays were performed on a _______ _________
What is a pageant wagon?
Improvised comedic theatre form that flourished in Italy in the 1500’s.
What is commedia del'arte?
Instead of masks, Kabuki performers employed the use of what?
Make-Up/Facepaint
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes are _________
What are playwrights?
Indoor venues with performances lit by candlelight. More expensive, not seen as for everybody.
Private Theatres
Represented a rise and a fall and could be presented over the course of several days.
What is a cycle?
Characters that are set and never change from play to play. They follow the same set of personality quirks, gestures, movements, masks and costumes regardless of who plays them.
What is a stock character?
Basic costumes in Kabuki plays were called what?
What are Kimonos?
Group of actors who serve to comment on the action.
What is a chorus?
Open to all, but cost more if you wanted better seats, especially in a roofed area.
Public Theatres
The plays were based on scenes and stories from The Bible. One of the three types of plays
What is a mystery play?
The man of authority in Commedia plays
Magnifico
Kaubuki plays focused on what type of conflict?
Humanity vs. Society
To portray characters, the actors would wear _________
What are masks?
Often hailed as the greatest playwright in the English language, Wrote Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Dramatized the lives, the legends and miracles of Roman Catholic saints.
What is a Miracle Play?
Groups of performers who work together continuously as an organization. We still have these today.
Traveling companies
Allows scene changes to occur without having to stop the action?
What is a revolving stage?
The area where the actors would perform in a Greek amphitheater
What is the "orchestra"
The Theatre from the Elizabethan era that is still standing where Shakespeare's plays were performed.
The Globe Theatre
Focused neither on The Bible nor the saints but the common man. The main character in this play represents all humanity. The main character must make a conscious decision, thus showing the free will of man. It's the universal battle between good and evil.
What is a morality play?
Loyal servant in Commedia plays
Raised passageway that extends downstage right into the audience to a doorway in the back of the auditorium.
What is a Hanamichi?