Parts of a Stage (Greek)
This was known as the "seeing place".
Theatron
This playwright was the winner of the first contest and was known as the first actor.
Thespis
These were three influences on Ancient Roman Theatre.
Greeks, Etruscans, and Oscans
Who were the two major playwrights of this time period
Plautus and Terence
Did the Romans depict violence on stage?
yes
How many people could a typical outdoor theatre/stadium hold?
15,000 - 20,000 people
Who are known as the "three great tragedians"
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
This started to emerge by the end of the roman empire and it was a type of performance that incorporated the idea of miming.
Pantomime
Give one of Platus' many plays.
Pot of Gold, Menaechmi, Braggart Warrior
In Roman tragedies, what would lead the characters to their doom.
Their passion
This building contained the actors dressing rooms.
Skene
This playwright wrote Oedipus and Antigone and added the 3rd actor
Sophocles
Managers of Troupes would often bribe audience members to do what during thier plays. Why?
Cheer and clap for them, They did this so officials would think the audience liked them and would hire them again.
What was something that Platus developed?
Slapstick comedy
Who is the only tragedy playwright whos work survived. How many plays did they write?
Seneca, he wrote 9 plays
Large area in front of stage where where the chorus sang and danced
Orchestra
This playwrights most famous play is Lysistrata.
Aristophanes
Around how many festivals were there per year?
175
Give one of Terence's many plays
The Brothers, Mother in law
What were the two types of plays presented during this time?
Comedy (satirical) or tragedies
main acting area in front of the skene.
Proskenion
This is the earliest Greek tragedy playwright and wrote Orestia, a Trilogy
Aeschylus
Who ordered for their to be a stone theatre built in 55 B.C
Julius Caesar
Was Terence famous for using double plots with developed characters?
Yes
Did the actors in Late Roman Theatre wear masks?
no