Theatre History I Midterm Review

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

Who wrote Antigone?

The stage house behind the orchestra was called the

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

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

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

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

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

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

Roman comedy had a massive influence on Renaissance theatre.

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

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

person in charge of mounting the cycle plays on wagons

The modern equivalent of parados is...

Who is this classmate?

What is this called?

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

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

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

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

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

Roman theatre focused on comedy rather than tragedy.

Actors who performed nō were...

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

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

Who is this classmate?

Where did theatre originate?

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

The most important influence on Roman theatre was

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is this?

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

Who developed kabuki?

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

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

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

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

Who is this classmate?

Who wrote Medea?

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

What type of theatre stage is this?

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

Only men were allowed to perform in Sanskrit drama.

Greek amphitheatres probably held how many people in the audience?

What type of people developed noh theatre?

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

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

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

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

Romans continued the Greek tradition of not showing violence onstage.

Who wrote Lysistrata?

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

Medieval refers to this era...

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

Front row seats reserved for religious dignitaries in Greek theatre

The modern equivalent of mechane is...

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

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

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

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