Crash Course Theatre Ep. 1-14

What famous emperor did Seneca tutor?

"Most scholars believe that the resurgence of drama began as a part of __________________."

In what language did the Italians originally write their plays?

During the early English Renaissance, why weren't permanent theaters constructed?

What country did the (western) secular play first appear in?

Cycle plays were exclusively about:

The seated section of Greek theater was called the:

In Roman plays most settings and character had Greek names.

The Greek word for comedy literally means:

During the 100 Years War, which two countries were at war?

Which famous playwright influenced Shakespeare's work?

As Athens became more conservative Aristophanes changed his plays. What did he NOT do?

From what country came Noh plays?

Why did the theaters in London close for a while during the Elizabethan Age?

Hrotsvitha's plays are known as:

The Romans, like the Greeks, performed their plays at festivals.

The English Renaissance was also called the Elizabethan Age.

During the Middle Ages, where was the only place people saw anything that resembled theatre?

When liturgical dramas outgrew the churches, they moved them outside.

Satyr plays were generally taken from myths.

The term THEATER can only be spelled one way.

What was the term for the songs sung during the procession for Dionysius?

What is the name for plays that aren't written to be performed?

What happened if an actor forgot their lines during cycle plays?

What were miracle plays about?

The date 533 CE (534 B.C.) is significant in theatre history because...

Noh plays are short.

In which country did the Canoness, Hrotsvitha, the first female playwright, live?

Sanskrit literature, like Greek literature, was originally an oral tradition.

What was the most popular form of Roman drama?

Which of the following is NOT a Greek playwright?

What theatrical element does Sanskrit theater not use?

What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from?

Neoclassical plays are called that because they are both new and classical.

What is the Natyasastra a guide for?

What is the origin for many Greek dramas?

Noh plays are no longer performed.

Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest French playwright of all time.

There were 6 parts of a Greek tragedy. Which one did Aristotle think was MOST important?

Publius Terentius Afer was the first playwright who was...

Before The Globe theater was built which theater existed in London.

Emperor Constantine outlawed Christianity.

The "Golden Age" for Sanskrit was during which dynasty?

What is a Passion play?

The Italian Renaissance lasted from 1300 to 1600.

Who is the Greek god of theater?

In what year were women finally allowed to perform on stage?

Shakespeare borrowed a plot from which ancient playwright when he wrote The Comedy of Errors?

Who was Aristotle's teacher?

The earliest form of Greek tragedy had the following:

What COULD actors do in ancient Rome?

What is painted on the back wall of a Noh stage?

What was the purpose of a Satyr play?

Name one thing that Hildegard was NOT.

The message in Morality plays was that you would live.

Who wrote all of Shakespeare's plays?

What is the Greek meaning of the word "theater"

When would Satyr plays be performed?

William Shakespeare's marriage to Anna Hathaway was scandalous because she was 8 years older and already pregnant.

Mystery and Morality plays were the main types of plays in what time period?

In what language were the first Liturgical Dramas written in?

What part of the classical comedy did Italian writers remove?

The first Liturgical Drama was a reenactment of Mary Magdalene going to the tomb on Easter morning.