Greek Culture, Religion & Gods
What term describes the Greek's belief in multiple gods and goddesses?
Polytheistic
What are the three types of Greek plays?
Satyr Plays, Comedies, Tragedies
What type of plays were based on the last days of Christ's life?
Passion Play
What does the word "Renaissance" roughly translate to?
Rebirth
How many storied high were the public theatres in the Elizabethan Era?
3-Stories
Who is the king of all the Greek gods and ruled over weather, law, and fate?
Zeus
Who kept the audience informed during a Greek tragedy or comedy?
The Chorus
What was the form of transportation that Theatre Guild's used to get around to different towns?
Pageant Carts
Who was not allowed to act during the Elizabethan Period?
Women
What was the first permanent theatre built in England?
The Red Lion
Dionysus
What are the FIVE (5) key parts of a Greek Amphitheatre layout?
Thymele, Orchestra, Skene, Parados, Theatron
What were the two important medieval plays discussed in class?
Everyman & The Second Shepherd's Play
What is the most famous theatre to come out of the Elizabethan Era?
The Globe
Which city became the center of theatre in America?
New York City
What is the name for the stories that follow the lives of Greek gods, heroes, and rituals, which were believed to be true by the Greeks?
Mythology
Who was the earliest recorded Greek playwright?
Aeschylus
What is the name of a glorious spectacle performed for the benefit of nobility?
Masque
How many plays and sonnets did William Shakespeare write?
37 plays and 154 sonnets
Which technical feature was added during the Italian Renaissance that we still use today?
(hint: we have one in our auditorium!)
The Proscenium Arch
Which monster had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, and wings of a bird, and would eat those who failed her riddle?
Sphinx
What is the term for the tragic flaw in a Greek tragedy?
Hamartia
What were the names of the troupes that traveled from town to town to perform on moving stages?
(hint: "we represent the lollipop _______" lyric from Wizard of Oz).
Theatre Guilds
Who were the lovers in Commedia dell'arte?
Inamorata and Inamorato
In Japanese Theatre, which theatre type used 4-foot tall puppets?
Bunraku