Theater Basics
$100: The written "blueprint" of a play.
The Script
$100: The Greek playwright known as the "Father of Tragedy."
Aeschylus
$100: The oldest traditional form of Japanese theater.
Noh
$100: The person who brings all artistic and technical parts of a show together.
Director
$100: Dramas based specifically on stories from the Bible.
Mystery Plays
$200: The imaginary barrier between the actors and the audience.
The Fourth Wall
$200: King Creon’s tragic flaw, meaning "excessive pride."
Hubris
$200: The Egyptian god of the dead who was tricked into a chest by Seth.
Osiris
$200: The first person to step away from the group and speak as a character.
$200: The term for theater performed in the everyday language of the people.
$300: Using your voice loudly and clearly so the audience can hear.
Projection
$300: This group narrates action and must speak in "unison."
Chorus
$300: The "Hundred Games" in China focused on acrobatics and balance.
Baixi
$300: Actors today are called this in honor of the first actor.
Thespians
$300: Plays based on the lives of saints and martyrs.
Miracle Plays
$400: Keeping your feet off seats and being on time are examples of theater this.
Etiquette
$400: This playwright expanded the cast by adding a "third actor."
Sophocles
$400: The classic text that covers five main areas of Indian performance.
Natya Shastra
$400: Type of acting where a performer "fully inhabits" the role.
Method Acting
$400: These plays featured characters like "Greed" or "Sloth" in a battle between good and evil.
Morality Plays
$500: When you work together with your cast and crew, you show this.
Collaboration
$500: The play where Athena establishes the first court with a jury.
The Eumenides
$500: A priestly figure who communicates with gods through ritual.
Shaman
$500: He isolated himself to prepare for his role as the Joker.
Heath Ledger
$500: A smaller side story happening at the same time as the main story.
Subplot