Evolution of Theatre Pt 1

Why did the Romans value entertainment so much?

• They had the money

• They had the time

• They needed something after conquering to unwind

• all of the above

Roman entertainment included athletic events and

• chariot races

• drag car races

• horse tossing

• Weight lifting

Most of Roman plays were based on

• Russian spy stories

• modern television shows

• Greek plays

• the Roman gods and goddesses

The Romans changed plays by

• getting rid of women actors

• only casting women actors

• using unscored music

• changed colors of the masks

Roman tragedies had backdrops that were supposed to look like

• a palace or temple

• a house

• a street alley

• an art gallery

Who limited the amount of actors on the stage

• Roman

• Greeks

• Cavemen

• Shamans

The Greeks used to only perform plays to honor

• Apollo

• Dionysius

• Zues

• their ancestors

The word Thespians came from the Greek contest winner

• Theatre God 101

• Thesis

• Apollo

• Thespis,

The people who sit and watch a theatre performance are called

• Audience

• Crowd

• Spectators

• Fans

The theatre word for a group of actors that work together on stage

• Team

• Squad

• Ensemble

• Clique