theatre history midterm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who developed kabuki?

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

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

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

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

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

Who wrote Medea?

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

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

Who wrote Lysistrata?

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

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

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