Theatre History I Midterm Review

choosing people who have certain qualities in real life to play characters with similar qualities

What was the name of the first documented play based on an Egyptian myth?

Male actors who play women’s parts in kabuki; praised for skillful imitatation of feminine qualities

a long hymn, sung and danced by a group of fifty men at City Dionysia

10-act Sanskrit drama by Shudraka that emphasizes the influence of wealth and poverty

The stage house behind the orchestra was called the

The three best-known writers of Greek tragedy in this period were

In Roman theatre, the person in charge of an acting troupe (modern-day artistic director) is called the

Roman comedy had a massive influence on Renaissance theatre.

Purgation or purification of the emotions pity & fear in Greek theatre

These were ordinary citizens gained an equal voice in government through a people’s assembly when Rome was a republic

in response to liturgical dramas in Latin, these emerged and included language of everyday townspeople

Who wrote Lysistrata?

What is the Roman's biggest contribution to theatre history?

How did Romans expand on the Greek skene (stagehouse)?

Which of these intersectionality categories have you thought about most in this class? (no wrong answer)

Only men were allowed to perform in Sanskrit drama.

The main character in nō, who wears a mask, is called...

Who is this classmate?

Zeami says this is the aim of nō performances. Mysterious inner heart, spirit behind outward form, physical gracefulness

Greek amphitheatres probably held how many people in the audience?

Who wrote Antigone?

Who wrote Medea?

Head of a troupe who made financial arrangements, bought dramas from playwrights, hired musicians, and obtained costumes

Roman theatre focused on comedy rather than tragedy.

person in charge of mounting the cycle plays on wagons

crane used to effect the entrance of the actor playing the god or goddess descending from the heavens

Who is considered the first mummy because his brother Seth chopped him up and scattered him around Egypt?

Considered to be the first dramatic critic; identified the characteristics of Greek tragedies in The Poetics.

What was Horace called because he outlined specific rules for Roman drama?

Earliest Greek performers who didn't participate in religious festivals, satirized tragedies, and included women

Sanskrit dramas were not popular among the general public because...

Horace, in Ars Poetica, stressed that this must be adhered to by playwrights.

seating area for the audience, literally means "viewing place" in Greek

This actor established the aesthetics of nō theatre and is considered the most important figure in nō.

First black playwright who wrote Roman comedies; influenced Hrosvitha's writing

Romans continued the Greek tradition of not showing violence onstage.

What type of theatre stage is this?

The seating area for the audience, which literally means “viewing place” was called

Name of the famous playwriting competition that Sophocles, Aeschyles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes participated in.

The modern equivalent of parados is...

The modern equivalent of mechane is...

Medieval plays that dramatized a series of biblical events/ stories connected to biblical figures. Included anachronism

Long hymns that men sang and chanted at City Dionysia while drinking copious amount of wine

Performer, playwright, and China’s first important drama theorist; his plays were entertainment about common people

Front row seats reserved for religious dignitaries in Greek theatre

The most important influence on Roman theatre was

Where did theatre originate?

Characters who died offstage were rolled out from behind the scenes on this device

Medieval refers to this era...

Who is this classmate?

Who developed kabuki?

a triangular stage device consisting of three painted flats hinged together, each showing a different scene.

Scripts not intended for production, but rather to be recited/read aloud.

Who is this classmate?

What is this?

What is a secret in Medieval theatre? Provide an example.

Actors who performed nō were...

Horace didn't like deus ex machina. Which rule in Art of Poetry supports this claim?

What sets Asian theatre apart from Western theatre is its emphasis on..

acknowledgment that we all have multiple identities that combine to create different sets of privileges & oppressions

What is this called?

What is evidence of religion's major influence on Greek theatre?

playing space for the actors. probably had an altar on it. there is much debate about its original shape.

What type of people developed noh theatre?

Wayang is a popular Southeast Asian theatrical activity also called...