Show:
Chorus
Greek Drama
Festival of Dionysus
Special Effects
Actors
100
The chorus was led by a conductor and consisted of?
Singers and Dancers
100
Drama was developed by who?
Ancient Greeks
100
Where did the Festival of Dionysus take place?
Athens, Greece
100
Where did all violence and death happen?
Off stage.
100
What was the Greek name for actors?
Hypocrite
200
This was chanted or sung in unison.
The Choral Ode
200
Early Greek plays resembled what?
Opera
200
What were the 3 types of plays preformed on the last 3 days of the festival?
Satyr, Comedy, and Tragedy
200
When did all scenes take place?
During daylight
200
Why were all the actors men?
It was considered to be undignified for women to be on stage.
300
How many people were originally in the Chorus?
50
300
What is the Theatron?
Area of seats for the audience hollowed out from the hillside
300
Who selected the winning poet during the festival?
A jury of 10 citizens
300
What is a movable or revolving platform called?
Eccylema
300
How many actors were there for a play?
Three
400
The Chorus helped to set what?
The mood
400
Where did the sacrifices to Dionysus happen?
On the Thymele
400
What was a wealthy, prominent citizen of Athens, who was required by law to pay for the cost of training and costumes for the chorus called?
The choregus
400
The Greeks did not have what four things as special effects during their performances?
curtains, intermissions, lights, or microphones.
400
Why did actors where high-soled boots?
To add height
500
What did the chorus help add to the plays?
movement, song, and dance.
500
What was the Greek Theatre similar too?
An outdoor stadium
500
When were choral songs preformed?
During the second day of the festival.
500
What was the Deus ex machina?
A type of crane used for suspending figures who portrayed gods.
500
Actors had to be able to do what?
Speak in poetic language and sing using a loud and clear voice.