Theatre History

A movement to bring real life and place real people in everyday situations was called:

Characters in Restoration plays were often very two-dimensional and ________.

Renaissance theatre used a lot of ____ and ____.

Actors are called Thespians after the first actor who was named:

Despite being strongly disliked by the church, Liturgical dramas were performed by:

The key to being an engaging storyteller is

This style of early American theatre often used animal acts, physical abnormalities and comedy.

This type of theatre has a hero, a villain, and a damsel in distress.

The Misanthrope was a comedy written by

The first known scripted theatrical performance was in:

An Actor Prepares was written by:

Mystery Plays, Miracle Plays, and Morality Plays are all examples of:

The proscenium stage was created by:

This phrase is used to wish performers good luck.

Greeks used ____ to help audiences identify the characters and their emotions throughout the story.

The first professional acting troupe of paid actors was formed in:

At the end of every Shakespeare performance, the actors would:

The thrust stage was created by:

Vernacular dramas were performed in the _____ on wagons.