Greek Theater
Irony
Casting
The Stage
Miscellaneous
100
The Greek Festivals began with this...
What is... honoring the gods
100
"OMG I LOVE THAT SHIRT" (to the ugliest shirt ever) is an example of...
What is... verbal irony
100
The person who plays the role of a character in a play. This term is currently accepted as being “gender neutral”; it applies to both men and women.
What is the Actor
100
A building, structure, or space in which dramatic performances take place.
What is a theater
100
People or creatures that appear in a script by speaking or doing something
What is a character
200
The main center for Greek theater was
What is ... Athens
200
A 1500 pound man that has the nickname "Tiny" is an example of...
What is... verbal irony
200
Pretending to be someone else, usually through a combination of line delivery, costumes, props, and how the actor presents him or herself...
What is acting
200
A stage direction – tells the character(s) to come onto the stage.
What is "Enter"
200
The lines spoken by the actors in the script
What is dialogue
300
True or False- Women played a big part in Greek theater.
What is FALSE
300
Oedipus Rex by Sophocles in which Oedipus searches to find the murderer of the former king of Thebes, only to discover that it is himself, which is known to the audience all along. This is an example of?
What is... dramatic irony
300
The actors in a play /The process of selecting which actors will play which characters/to choose actors to play specific roles
What is cast
300
A subdivision of an act; usually, a scene indicates a specific location or time, and changes if another location or time is supposed to be presented.
What is a scene
300
A minor character who doesn’t have many or any lines...
What is an extra
400
True or False- Many people were needed to put on a play in early times.
What is ... FALSE
400
A man who takes a step aside in order to avoid getting sprinkled by a wet dog, and falls into a swimming pool is an example of
What is ... situational irony
400
The person who decides which actors will be in the play, where they should stand or move to, how they should speak, and what they should wear...
What is the director
400
A stage direction – tells the character(s) to leave the stage and the scene.
What is "exit"
400
A reminder to an actor when the actor forgets a line
What is a prompt
500
The main god the Greek festivals honored was
Who is... Dionysus
500
After the firemen go on a call, they forget to turn off the stove, and the firehouse burns down... This is an example of...
What is... situational irony
500
"People of Drama" in Latin; a list of the characters in a play, usually found on the first page of the script; often includes important information about the character
What is the Dramatis Personae
500
Silent actions that actors do when they are on stage but don't have lines and are not part of the main action or dialogue
What is business
500
Name one of the plays that Ms. Healy has been in...
What is A Midsummer Nights Dream, A Christmas Carol, or Tuck Everlasting.