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