Greek Theatre
What is the name of the building behind the Orchestra?
Skene
The playwright and actor credited with introducing an actor outside of the chorus
Thespis
Masks were NEVER worn in:
Roman Mime
Much traditional drama from India depends on this language
Sanskrit
The Japanese form of theatre with great spectacle and action
Kabuki
Euripides’ tragedies often ended with a god flying in to bring the play to a successful conclusion on a device called a(n)
mechane
Which playwright is said to have introduced the second actor into Greek theatre?
Aeschylus
Roman festivals, featuring paratheatrical entertainments from dancing to acrobatics and professional theatre.
Ludi
This was one of the only paratheatrical performances acceptable in Islam
Shadow puppetry
This form of puppetry uses half-lifesized dolls
Bunraku
The Greek performance in which women appeared as actors was
Mime
This playwright is considered more "modern" than the other Greek playwrights, and is more skeptical of the gods.
Euripides
Who was Vitruvius and why would we care about him?
He was a Roman engineer whose De Architectura described how to build a theatre
Chinese form of theatre that puts emphasis on beauty and love
Kunqu Opera
It was originally performed by women, but laws were passed to prevent this because it was considered too risque
Kabuki
In Aeschylus’s Oresteia, the dead bodies of two characters were shown to the audience by means of a platform that rolled or rotated into the performance space. This platform was called a(n):
eccyclema
Which playwright wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone?
Sophocles
A solo dance performed by a single, non-speaking character was a(n):
pantomime
The earliest record of Sanskrit drama and theatre was the: (basically the "rulebook" for this genre)
Natyasastra
A circus-like entertainment that was modified by Buddhists priests to use it as a teaching tool
Sarugaku (“Monkey Music”)
In which kind of Greek drama were the actors both professional and unmasked?
Satyr Plays
Which comedic playwright wrote The Birds, The Frogs, and Lysistrata?
Aristophanes
The most revived Roman comedy, The Menaechmi, was written by:
Plautus
________ refers to the dominant emotional theme of a given Sanskrit drama.
Rasa
Poetic and austere, this genre a theatrical expression of Zen Buddhism
Noh