2000BC-0
What is the continent where the earliest evidence of theatre can be found?
Africa
Dionysus is the God of what?
Fertility and wine
What was the most popular form of theatre in Rome?
Gladiator fights
Who is the most produced playwright in the world?
William Shakespeare
What theatre movement focused more on realistic situations, naturalistic language, and authentic acting?
Realism
What empire took over Greece in the year 31 BC?
Rome
What was the name of the first actor?
Thespus
What marked the start of the dark ages in Europe in the year 476?
The Fall of Rome
Dialogue that is poetic, figurative, and elevated above normal speech is called ____ language.
Heightened
What awards, starting in 1947, awarded excellence in Broadway theatre?
The Tony Awards
What was the dominant genre for Roman plays?
Comedy
Name one of the 4 Greek theatre innovations and what it does.
Periaktoi, Ekkyklema, Charonian Steps, Deus Ex Machina.
What event in 1492 marked the beginning of the golden age in Spain?
Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.
What Japanese type of theatre used large puppets operated by 3 people?
Bunraku Theatre
What popular form of theatre in the U.S. showed several different acts, including magicians, comedians, dancers, etc.?
Vaudeville
Name one early contribution of ancient Chinese theatre.
Acrobatics, martial arts, magicians, clowns, mimes.
What was the name of the Greek festival where 4 playwrights wrote 4 plays each?
City Dionysia
What popular Japanese form of theatre included masks, wooden fans, and robes (14th century)?
Noh theatre
In 1841, what man created a museum that displays “freaks” in order for audience members to ridicule them?
P.T. Barnum
What form of theatre ridiculed black Americans by painting actors in blackface?
Minstrel Shows
What is the name of the Roman theatre festival starting in 366 BC?
Ludi Romani
Name one ancient Greek playwright and something they were known for.
Aristophanes, Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripedes.
Europe in the Middle Ages: What type of drama took the Latin text from the bible and dramatized it?
Liturgical Drama
Name a Commedia Dell’Arte character and something they are known for.
Pantalone, Dottore, Flavio & Isabella, Arlecchino, Capitano, etc.
Name a play/musical by any of the following American playwrights/composers: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, Stephen Sondheim, Johnathan Larson.
Arthur Miller: All My Sons, The Crucible, Death of a Salesman, etc.
Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, etc.
August Wilson: Fences, etc.
Lorraine Hansberry: A Raisin in the Sun, etc.
Stephen Sondheim: Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, etc.
Johnathan Larson: Rent, Tick, Tick... Boom!