Greek
_______ and _______ =the two main genres of Greek theatre.
Comedy and Tragedy
Romans “borrowed” and “improved upon” ideas about theatre from the _________.
Who are the Greeks?
Liturgical dramas/liturgy are based on the _________.
Bible
The part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
The __________ is responsible for securing money and donors for a production.
Producer
The first actor/first performer to step out of the chorus and become a solo performer.
Who is Thespis?
The Braggy Soldier, The Courtesan, The Young Lover, are all examples of __________characters.
Stock
________ was the formal language that the common man could not understand.
Latin
Theatre etiquette
The person who writes a play/script.
Playwright
Greek theatre began out of the worship of _______, the god of wine.
Who is Dionysus?
In addition to what the Greeks established, the Roman’s added ____________________ to their performances to make them more entertaining. (I will take multiple answers)
Juggling, Acrobatics, Gladiator duels, athletics, etc.
Liturgical dramas began because people could not ________.
Read
Directors give actors __________, which is basically directions that tell the actors what to do on stage.
Blocking
__________ was one of the first forms of dance. It influenced most dance styles.
Ballet
Greek theatres were built in _________________.
Sides of mountains/in the mountains
The __________ is a Roman character that often fell in love with the __________, a young, naive lady.
Young lover/courtesan
Traveling sets that the church could pull around the city.
Pageant Wagons
Oedipus Rex
The ___________ vision is what guides all designers and personnel involved with a play/musical.
Director's
Theatre began to flourish in the year __________.
What is 600 BCE?
The _________ begin to banish Roman theatre because of its paganistic rituals.
Christians
Two scenic elements that were found in every liturgical drama.
Heaven/cosmos and the hellmouth
Examples of ______ playwrights
Greek
lighting designer