Theatre History Review

This type of play used excess and extravagance to glorify the nobility in Medieval times.

The Japanese theatre style named after its three parts (singing, dancing, and acting)

This American playwright wrote The Iceman Cometh and A Long Day's Journey into Night.

The Greeks are credited with starting theatre to honor this god.

This American playwright wrote A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

This was the small hut-like building that served as the actors' dressing rooms in Greek theatre

This was a crane-like device that would hoist actors into the air.

This playwright challenged audiences to think and wrote Arms and the Man.

This playwright, who wrote The Country Wife, was a comic trendsetter of the Restoration period.

Audience members in Elizabethan theatres who stood in front of the stage were called this.

Commedia dell'arte performances did not include which of the following?

In the Medieval period, this type of play was based on the lives of saints and biblical stories

Commedia dell'arte plays were performed by these traveling groups.

Which of the following is not a Shakespeare play?

This Greek playwright was considered the "Father of Tragedy" and wrote the Euminides.

This American playwright wrote about a black family's struggles in A Raisin in the Sun.

The first recorded theatrical performance was in this country.

The first recorded theatrical performance happened in this year.

Roman plays, which are not considred in the same class with Greek plays, consisted of what?

In commedia dell'arte the flirtatious maid servant was called what?

This time period was named after the queen who ruled during a great part of the Renaissance.

Renaissance actors sought the patronage of these to finance their endeavors.

The American stage was almost overshadowed by the impact of which of the following?

The American stage borrowed its early plots from the plays of which country at first.

This is the arched wall above the stage opening that was added during the Renaissance period.

This American playwright wrote Death of a Salesman and The Crucible.

This term refers to the plot device in which a problem is resolved unexpectedly.

Which of the following was not a Roman writer?

This Greek man was the first actor to step away from the chorus and engage them in dialog.

The Greek chorus originally danced around an altar singing tragos, or this.

All of the acting in Greek plays was done by whom?

This Greek playwright wrote Oedipus the King and Antigone and is often compared to Shakespeare.

In commedia dell'arte the heroine's father was named what?

This bitter playwright got into trouble for writing whatever he wanted.

During the Renaissance, this group was prevented from acting due to the threat of immorality.

This Greek playwright wrote about women, such as Medea, and he was first to use a prologue.

This is the only writer of Greek comedy whose plays, like Birds, still exist in whole today.

The Japanese theatre style that uses dolls or puppets is called what?

This playwright was credited for introducing blank verse and for writing about Doctor Faustus.

The first recorded performance told of the murder and resurrection of which Egyptian god?

These, worn by Greek actors, helped the audience to hear and to see what was happening on stage

In commedia dell'arte beautiful young lovers were called what?

This is the type of play is based on Christ's final week of life.

The English Royal Patent of 1622 did what?

Everyman and The Second Shepherd's Play were popular plays during which time period?