Theatre History & Vocab Test

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Meaning of THEATRE?

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A place to behold where live plays are performed

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First to write tragedies and comedies:

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Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, & Aristophanes

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Greek performances were held outside in _____________.

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large amphitheatres.

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The Greek Chorus was to _____________.

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give the audience information.

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During the Greek Ingenuity period, performers wore this:

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Masks & Wigs

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The Catholic Church used theatre to tell Bible stories to the illiterate.

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The Middle Ages

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Plays with young lovers, greedy old men, and boasting heroes.

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Commedia Dell 'Arte

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Wrote the play The Tempest:

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Shakespeare

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At the end of the 16th century, traveling actors performed in _____________.

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fixed theatre buildings.

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Women were ___________ to perform on stage.

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not allowed