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Types of Drama
Greek Players
Basics of Drama
Performing
Special Effects
100
The two most popular types of Greek drama
What is comedy and tragedy?
100
The first actor
Who is Thespis?
100
The city that was the main center for the Greek drama festival.
What is Athens?
100
This group of men often represented the townspeople and commented on the action of characters in a Greek play.
What is the chorus?
100
The audience area in a Greek theatre.
What is the theatron?
200
Short plays performed between the tragedies. They made fun of the plight of the tragedy's characters.
What is a satyr play?
200
The author of Seven Against Thebes.
Who is Aeschylus?
200
The festival where everyone from all over Greece came to attend and banks were shut down. Prisoners are set free to come see the festival too.
What is Festival Dionysus?
200
This is one reason why actors wore masks.
What is: -Visibility and characterization - Sound assistance - Multiple roles - Disguising the actor
200
The passageways where chorus and audience made their entrances and exits.
What is the parados?
300
This type of comedy made fun of political figures.
What is old comedy?
300
He added the third actor and was known for his superb plot construction.
Who is Sophocles?
300
Another word for actor.
What is Thespian?
300
This is one purpose for the chorus.
What is -Gave background info -Commented on the action -Described offstage action -Provided society's perspective on the situation
300
The portion of the Greek Theatre where the chorus sang to the audience.
What is the orchestra?
400
This type drama where the main character had a flaw and went into a downward spiral because of it, usually resulting in death.
What is tragedy?
400
He was the most "modern" of the three Greek playwrights.
Who is Euripides?
400
The most famous oracle in Greek Literature.
What is Delphi?
400
Greek citizens who performed in the Greek plays.
What is men?
400

The portion of stage where actors performed as gods or changed costumes (included 1-3 doors in and out)

What is the skene?

500

The number of remaining plays left by the Greek playwrights.

What is 30 tragedies and 14 comedies and 1 satyr?

500
He was the first play critic.
Who is Aristotle?
500
Often centered around 12 Gods.
What is myth?
500
The entry for a dramatic playwright to submit.
What is a trilogy and a satyr play?
500

A triangular stage device which consisted of three painted flats hinged together, each showing a different scene.

What is the periaktoi?