Greek/Roman
Theater Space
The Greek/Roman gods
Dates/Names
New Inventions
Vocabulary Terms
100
__________ is the area of the stage that is like the modern day dressing room
What is the skene?
100
__________ is the king of the gods and has a lighting bolt for a weapon?
Who is Zeus?
100
This was the time period though to be the where theater might have originated
What is the cave man days?
100
this was worn over the face of an actor so that the audience could see what their facial expressions were
What is a mask?
100
______________ means a play that is meant to be read not performed
What is closet drama?
200
the chorus danced around this item during the plays
What is the alter?
200
Brother of Zeus who rules the underworld
Who is Hades?
200
This guy is considered to be the first official actor... a term based off of his name has been given to actors ever since in honor of him
Who is Thespis?
200
this was a crane like device that would lower an actor playing a Greek god onto the stage and making them appear as if they were flying
What is the mekhane?
200
this word means goat song
What is tragos?
300
This area was also known as the dancing space
What is the orchestra?
300
goddess of love and beauty
Who is Aphrodite?
300
This guy wrote the play called Oedipus Rex
Who is Sophocles?
300
This area of the theater was introduced by the Romans, it is like our modern day lobby
What is the arkaid?
300
a set of three plays that are connected through character or theme is called this
What is a trilogy?
400
These are the paths that led to the acting area
What is the parodos?
400
Is the daughter of Zeus only, and her symbol is wisdom/the owl
Who is Athena?
400
The year that the first theater festival stared in Greece
What is 534 B.C.
400
this stage device was a large wagon that could be brought on and off the stage
What is the ekkyklema?
400
the word deus ex machine is translated into this phrase
What is god from the machine?
500
The Romans added these tunnels that were used by the actors who could make their way to the stage with out being seen by the audience...
What is the vomitoria or voms?
500
These are the twins who both use the bow and arrow
Who is Apollo and Artemis?
500
Date of the first permeant theater in Rome
What is 55 B.C.?
500
this scenic device was painted on each of its three sides to look like different locations, when turned, this device would help create the world of the play by reveling a different location.
What is the periaktoi?
500
_________ means pity and compassion while _________ means excessive pride
What is Pathos and Hubris?