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comes from the Greek words goat and song

letting go all over

plays written to be read rather than performed

making the audience believe that each performance is the first

Acting without words

putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character

inappropriately diverting attention from the main actors by calling attention to yourself onstage

a performance given without planning or preparation

Editor who said African American theater should be about us, by us, for us, near us

the natural way a person responds to a stimulus

The seeing place

Theory made to explain and rationalize the world

The Greek god of theater

To be visible onstage without scene-stealing

1920s, time when US celebrated African American artists

plays written to be read rather than performed

The causes and reasons for a character's behavior

television programs that are situation centered

the art form that does not precisely imitate real-life physical action but gives an illusion of that action

Eventually turned into theater; origin for many Greek dramas

to move from one place onstage to another

a silent film star who was a master of pantomime

where the theater of Dionysus was held

Songs sung during the procession for Dionysius

View that things are getting better and better

the general term for expressing ideas and emotions without using words

the setting up of an action with definite hand movements; for example, the snap of a mime's hand around a glass

Eventually turned into theater; origin for many Greek dramas