Greek Theatre
The main form of entertainment in Ancient Greece
What is theatre?
The Greek god of theatre (and many other things)
What is Dionysus?
The actors wore these to play different characters
What are masks and costumes?
A group of actors who would speak in unison and move as a group
What is the chorus?
The area where the actors performed
The place where the Festival of Dionysus took place
What is Ancient Athens?
The masks had different _____ on them to help the audience understand the character
Most members of the Greek Chorus wore ____
What are masks?
The theatres were ___ with no roof
The best playwrights of the day
What are celebrities?
Masks with large ____ were common for trageties
What are frowns?
Members of the Greek chorus were all ____ actors
What is male actors?
Theatres with no roof were called...
Open air theatres
There were play _____ during the festivals
What are play competitions?
Masks with big _____ were used for comedies
What are grins/smiles?
Greek chorus masks had exaggerated expressions to...
Show emotion/define the characters the actors were playing
The word "theater" comes from this Greek word
What is "theatron"?
The playwright with the best play was presented this
What is an award?
The actors that dressed up as females
What are male actors?
The role of the Greek Chorus
Describes and comments on the main action of the play, also tell the audience bits of information