What is Term meaning “rebirth”; the time between the medieval and modern ages in western Europe
100
Restoration
What is The time period following the Puritan Rebellion; theatre was decreed legal once again
100
Dionysus
What is The Greek god who was honored by the dramatic contests that began in the sixth century B.C.
100
Thespian
What is A term often used to refer to an actor
100
Peking Opera
What is Chinese drama that incorporates historical, spoken, dance, and song drama and ballet
200
Christopher Marlowe
What is The Elizabethan dramatist who introduced the first important use of blank verse; he wrote Tamburlaine the Great
200
The Barrymores
What is The family of actors that links the early American stage with the modern
200
Chorus
What is A group of characters that explain the situation and comment on the action in a play
200
Commedia dell’arte
What is Professional improvised comedy that used stock characters
200
Pageant Wagon
What is A stage on wheels that was used by the medieval guilds of the fourteenth century
300
Deus Ex Machina
What is An artificial plot device that an author introduces late in a play to resolve difficulties
300
Aeschylus
What is The Greek tragedian responsible for increasing the number of actors; he wrote The Oresteia, the only surviving Greek Trilogy
300
Stanislavski
What is Russian author whose works are used as the basis for defining method acting
300
Globe Theatre
What is The Elizabethan playhouse with which Shakespeare was associated
300
Soliloquy
What is A speech delivered by an actor alone onstage that reveals the character’s innermost thoughts
400
Andronicus
What is He received a commission to write the first work of Roman drama
400
Menander
What is The author responsible for New Comedy
400
Amphitheatre
What is A circular arena surrounded by tiers of seats
400
Euripides
What is The Greek tragedian who was a master of pathos; he wrote Medea
400
Noh
What is Created by Zeami Motokiyo, this type of Japanese drama combines words, dance, and music that are rhythmically coordinated to the events in the story
500
William Shakespeare
What is The Elizabethan playwright who is often considered the greatest dramatist of all time; he wrote Romeo and Juliet
500
Saint Play
What is A play based on the legends of saints
500
Sophocles
What is The Greek tragedian that wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone
500
Bunraku
What is A type of Japanese theatre that features four-foot-tall marionettes; also called doll theatre
500
Kabuki
What is A type of Japanese theatre that developed as entertainment for the general public; it borrows aspects of Noh and Bunraku