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Greek and Roman
Medieval
Italian Renaissance
Renaissance
The Stage
100
A group of actors on stage that say all of their lines together.
What is the chorus?
100
Theatre was banned for this length of time.
What is 500 years?
100
Where the Renaissance began.
What is Italy?
100
This playwright and actor is the best known for the Renaissance
Who is Shakespeare?
100
The type of stage we have in our auditorium.
What is a proscenium stage.
200
Area that Greek drama was performed on.
What is the orchestra?
200
This group brought back theatre.
Who is the church?
200
The Italian Renaissance is also known as this...
What is the commedia?
200
The type of stage used during the Renaissance.
What is a thrust stage?
200
When you walk to the audience on stage this is called walking...
What is downstage
300
Greek theatre costumes included platform shoes, large shoulder pads and these...
What are masks?
300
These plays explained morals to the audience.
What is a morality play?
300
This stock character was a cranky old man who often came between the lovers.
Who is Pantalone?
300
The poor patrons for theatre events would often stand next to the stage for the entire show, and were known as this.
What is a groundling?
300
The curtains on the sides of the stage that shield the actors from the audience when they are backstage are called this.
What are legs?
400
The area that Roman theatre was performed
What is the amphitheater?
400
These plays told the stories of the saints.
What is a miracle play?
400
This character was a flirty servant girl.
Who is Columbina?
400
A famous play about starcrossed lovers
What is Romeo and Juliet
400
This is when you push your voice so that the audience can hear you
What is projection?
500
The first Greek Actor.
Who is Thespis?
500
These were buildings that theatre was performed by for the community.
What is a mansion?
500
These servants performed acrobatics and led with their noses.
What is the Zanni?
500
Shakespeare wrote in this meter.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
500
When you stand on stage and turn your body so that the audience can see your face
What is cheating out?