The Greeks used ____ to help the audience identify the characters and their emotions throughout the story.
What are masks?
The key to being an engaging storyteller is:
What is interaction?
This type of theatre has a hero, a villain and a damsel in distress.
What is Melodrama?
Renaissance theatre used a lot of _____ and _____.
What are music and dance?
Characters in Restoration plays were often very two-dimensional and _____.
What is stereotyped?
This phrase was used to wish performers good luck.
What is break-a-leg?
The first known scripted theatrical performance was in:
What is Greece?
A movement to bring real life and place real people in everyday situations was called:
What is Realism?
The style of early American theatre often used animal acts, physical abnormalities and comedy.
What is Vaudeville?
At the end of every Shakespeare performance, the actors would:
What is dance a jig?
Vernacular Dramas were performed in the _____ on wagons.
What is town square?
The proscenium stage was created by:
What are Italians?
Mystery Plays, Miracle Plays and and Morality Plays are all examples of:
What are vernacular dramas?
Actors are called Thespians because they are named after the first actor, _____.
What is Thespis?
Which three types of theatre existed during the 19th century?
What are Vaudeville, Melodrama, and Realism?
The Misanthrope was a comedy written by:
What is Moliere?
The first professional acting troupe of paid actors was formed in:
What is England?
An Actor Prepares was written by:
Who is Stanislavski?
Liturgical drama were performed by:
Who are priests?
The thrust stage was created by:
What is English?