Ancient Greek Theatre
The first recorded form of European theatre began around 600 B.C. at his religious festival.
What is the festival to honor Dionysus?
the ancient Greeks preferred Tragedies, the Romans preferred this type of play.
What is a comedy?
These religious leaders usually were the actors during this period.
Who are monks and priests?
An interest in the art, culture and theatre of this time period returned during the Renaissance.
What are classical Greek and Roman?
The place for hearing or where the audience sat.
What is the auditorium?
This poet is considered the first actor because of he won a competition, by stepping away form the chorus and taking on the role of a God.
Who is Thespis?
Women were permitted to play this typeof role in ancient Roman theatre.
What were minor or not important roles?
These performers traveled around and performed anywhere they could put up a stage.
What are traveling minstrels or troubadours?
Two major design traditions were developed for the theatre during this time period, both are still used today.
What are the Proscenium Arch and painted clothes for backdrops?
The "dancing place" or where the chorus performed.
What is the orchestra?
Masks wee designed to help show one of these.
What are age or emotion or gender?
Those who were the actors in Roman Theatre
Who were slaves?
Three different types of religious plays performed during the medieval era.
What are mystery, miracle and morality plays?
This queen strongly supported the theatre in England.
Who is Elizabeth I?
Translates to "the seeing place or the place for seeing".
What is the theatre or theatron?
This person was the leader of an ancient Greek chorus.
Who is the Choregus?
Ancient Roman theatrical productions included _________ and ____________.
What are violence and crude humor?
During this time, these were not allowed.
What are theatre buildings?
This perofrming group from Italy, used stock characters, stock props and stock plots for their performances.
Who are the commedia dell'arte?
The tiring house, upstage from the orchestra, where the actors would rest between scenes.
What is the Skene?
The greek translation for the word tragedy.
What is "goat song"
This group disapproved of the theatre and closed down all the buildings that had previously been built, as history approached the year "0".
What is the church or Christians?
This type of drama was performed at different places in town and would end up near a church.
What are liturgical drama?
Shakespeare was part owner of this theatre.
What is the Globe Theatre?
Raised platform in front of the skene where non-chorus actors would perform.
What is the proskenion?