Medieval/ Middle Ages
The actors in the religious plays.
Who are Priests and Monks?
Slaves and Women during Roman times.
Who were the actors during this time?
Who is Thespis?
The most commonly used type of stage was an important innovation during this time period.
What is a Proscenium stage?
Never say this phrase before an actor is getting ready to perform.
What is "Break a leg"?
They kept "street theatre" a;live during the Middle Ages.
Who are Traveling Minstrels and Troubadours?
The Ancient Romans preferrd this type of play.
What is a Comedy?
Mask used in Ancient Greek theatre were used to show these differences.
What are age, emotion and gender?
One of the most famous playwrights of all time was living during this period.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Never say the name of this Shakespeare play if you are rehearsing and performing it.
What is Macbeth?
They controlled the theatres and entertainment during the Medieval Ages.
Who was the Church?
Gladiators, Public Executions, etc were common forms of entertainment during this time, causing Theatre to have to do this.
What is compete with impressive, grand, violent theatre?
The Greek God of wine and fertility.
Who is Dionysus?
Responsible for encourage and allowing all social classes to attend the theatre during this time in England.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
A light left on in a theatre whenit is dark to welcome all spirits.
What s a Ghost Light?
Religious plays were presented scene by scene at different areas in town and ended here.
What is at a church, or the church steps?
A Poem meant to be sung, usually praising a God.
What is a Choral Ode?
The word "Tragedy" means Goat song, because of this act.
What is a sacrificial act before a performance in Ancient Greece?
The most important thing the Commedia dell' Arte contributed to today's entertainment are these types of characters and plots.
What are stock?
It is often said if the performance has a very bad Dress Rehearsal before the show they will have a good one of these.
What is Opening Night?
Stage shows contained stage violence and crude humor, causing this reaction.
What is the church shut down all theatres?
The Romans wrote Latin versions of these.
What are Greek plays?
Along with stepping away from the Greek Chorus Thespis also did this.
What is introduced the use of masks?
During this time an interest in this type of theatre, art and culture returned.
What is Classical Greek and Roman?
Sailors were the first "riggers" in the theatre and this is how they communicated, so it is not good to dothis in a theatre and is considered bad luck.
What is whistling?