Theatre History
Key Terms
Important People
Important Shows
Straight Facts
100

This Ancient Society is the birthplace of all Theatre

Ancient Greece
100

This is the breakdown process after a stage production closes

Strike

100

Famous Elizabethan Playwright

William Shakespeare

100

This musical is the mark of the Modern Era

West Side Story

100

All Theatre is derived from this art form

Opera

200
During The Middle Ages, where were all plays required to take place?

Church Grounds

200

The most downstage portion of the stage is known as the…

Apron

200

This man stepped out of the chorus and created Theatre

Thespis

200

The first commercially successful musical 

Show Boat
200

This is a performance stage that has an audience located around 3/4 of the sides

Thrust

300

This improvised theatre was created during the Italian Renaissance

Commedia dell Arte

300

This is the term for the large white fabric that hangs upstage

Cyc (cyclorama)

300

Iconic Duo that took Comedy Opera and transferred it to Musical Theatre

Gilbert & Sullivan

300

This play is known as the "Door Slam heard around the world"

A Doll's House

300

Fill in the following-

"It is better to please ______ than the actors."

God

400

These are the 3 plays of the Middle Ages

Mystery, Miracle, & Morality

400

How may sections are there on stage

9

400

This is the famous Booth actor from the 19th century

Edwin Booth

400
Stephen Sondheim wrote and composed this impactful musical in 1970

Company

400

The Miracle Play was focused on telling stories of these holy figures…

The Patron Saints

500

Ancient Japanese Theatre known as "Noh Theatre" was a 3 show cycle of the following

Bunraku, Kabuki, & Kyogen

500

This is the cost it takes to obtain the rights to a performance of any piece of theatre

Royalty

500

Prolific African American playwright from the 1960s

August Wilson

500

This three-show cycle of Greek Theatre influenced how we perform today

Comedy, Tragedy, & Satyr

500

What is the first step in the directing process?

Script Analysis