Play Ground
It's Greek to Me

The Stage
Middle Ages
Grab Bag
100
Deals with serious subjects and usually ends with death.
What is Tragedy
100
What is the name of the Greek god of Theatre?
Who was Dionysus?
100
What type of stage has the audience on 3 sides?
What is a Thrust
100
The first play to be performed in church was about what?
What is the ressurection of Jesus Christ
100
The Part of the stage that is closest to the audience
What is Down Stage
200
Dramatic works which use humor to explore various themes and characters.
What is Comedy
200
Who was the first actor?
Who was Thespis
200
What type of stage has the audience on one side?
What is a Proscenium?
200
At first, what was the consequence if someone was found acting?
What is Death?
200
The part of stage that is furthest from the audience?
What is Up Stage
300
What play was about a king who fell in love with his mother?
What is Oedipus Rex
300
Greeks built their theatres where?
What are hillsides?
300
What stage has the audience on all 4 sides?
What is an Arena or Theatre in the Round?
300
What church was in charge during this time period?
What is the Catholic Church?
300
Who played the female parts?
What were young men or boys?
400
Plays are divided into what two categories?
What are Acts and Scenes
400
What great thinker came up with all the rules of Greek playwrighting?
Who was Aristotle
400
What type of theatre do we have?
What is a Proscenium?
400
Who acted in the plays?
Who were Priests?
400
Who wrote the Greek Tragedy Medea?
Who was Euripides
500
Based on stock characters who are either villainous or virtuous, these sensational plays have happy endings. Like many television shows
What is Melodrama?
500
Author who wrote Oedipus Rex?
Who was Sophocles?
500
In the Middle Ages, actors would travel from place to place and perform on what?
What were Pageant wagons
500
What are the three types of plays that were allowed during this time? (Name at least 2)
What were Mystery, Miracle and Morality plays?
500
The actors in Greek Theatre wore what?
What are Masks?
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