Crash Course Theatre Ep. 1-14

What is the Natyasastra a guide for?

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

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

What famous emperor did Seneca tutor?

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

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

In Roman plays most settings and character had Greek names.

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

From what country came Noh plays?

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

When would Satyr plays be performed?

The English Renaissance was also called the Elizabethan Age.

The term THEATER can only be spelled one way.

What were miracle plays about?

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

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

What is the Greek meaning of the word "theater"

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

The Italian Renaissance lasted from 1300 to 1600.

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

The Greek word for comedy literally means:

What is a Passion play?

What is the origin for many Greek dramas?

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

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

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

Noh plays are no longer performed.

The earliest form of Greek tragedy had the following:

What was the most popular form of Roman drama?

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

Hrotsvitha's plays are known as:

Emperor Constantine outlawed Christianity.

What two Greek words does "tragedy" come from?

In what language were the first Liturgical Dramas written in?

Who wrote all of Shakespeare's plays?

In what language did the Italians originally write their plays?

Cycle plays were exclusively about:

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

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

What part of the classical comedy did Italian writers remove?

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

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a Greek playwright?

Who is the Greek god of theater?

Name one thing that Hildegard was NOT.

Noh plays are short.

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

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

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

What was the purpose of a Satyr play?

What COULD actors do in ancient Rome?

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

Who was Aristotle's teacher?

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

The seated section of Greek theater was called the:

What theatrical element does Sanskrit theater not use?

The message in Morality plays was that you would live.

Satyr plays were generally taken from myths.

Which famous playwright influenced Shakespeare's work?

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

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

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