Types of Drama
The two most popular types of Greek drama
What is comedy and tragedy
The first actor
Who is Thepis?
The city that was the main center for the Greek Dionysian festivals and drama.
What is Athens?
This group of men often represented the townspeople and commented on the action of characters in a Greek play. (Don't do it!!!)
What is the chorus?
The viewing place or audience area in a Greek theatre, usually wooden spectator stands.
What is the theatron?
These were short plays performed between the acts or tragedies. They made fun of the plight of the tragedy's characters.
What is a satyr play?
The first playwright and founder of Greek drama.
Who is Aeschylus?
This is the festival where theater really originated.
What is City Dionysia.
This is where violence and death occurred.
What is offstage?
The passageways where chorus and audience made their entrances and exits.
What is the parados?
This type of comedy made fun of political figures.
What is old comedy?
He added the third actor and was known for his superb plot construction.
Who is Sophocles?
Another word for actor.
What is thespian.
This is one purpose for the chorus.
What is -Gave background info -Commented on the action -Interacted with the characters -Described offstage action -Ideal spectator -Provide spectacle ?
The person who chose the competitors in each Greek Festival.
Who is the Archon?
This type drama dealt with love, loss, pride, the abuse of power and the fraught relationships between men and gods.
What is tragedy?
He was the most "modern" of the three Greek playwrights.
Who is Euripides?
The god of wine, rebirth and fertility.
Who is Dionysus.
This was the guy who was the producer of the plays and paid for all the major expenses of a production.
What is the choregus?
What actors wore instead of makeup, consisted of materials like linen and wood and had an amplifier so the audience could hear.
What is a mask?
The opening scene of a Greek tragedy that sets the action and provides background information.
What is the prolog(os)?
The "First Citizen" of Athens.
Who is Pericles?
This guy is credited with developing the dithyrammb into a formalized narrative sung by the chorus.
Who is Arion?
This guy was the choral trainer/teacher.
What is the chorodidaskalos?
A building or tent directly behind the stage, used by actors for entrances and exits and decorated for the play.
What is the skene?