Persian Theater

Naqqali is...

• Dramatic recounting of a story performed by a single person.

• Dramatic recounting of a story performed by a troupe of people.

• A ritualistic dance wear dancer don animal masks.

• An interactive story where the story teller brings audience members in to participate.

Naqqals performed...

• Only for the rich.

• Only for the poor.

• The rich and the poor.

• For the poor and the clerics.

Many of the stories Naqqals performed came from...

• The Book of the Dead

• The Book of Kings

• The Book of Pyrotechnics

• The Quran

The Book of Kings spoke of...

• The bloodlines of the nobility.

• Islamic myths.

• Islamic histories.

• The myths and histories of pre-Islamic Persia.

Naqqals can be...

• Men only

• Women only

• Men and women

• Children

The Ta'zieh is a type of...

• Comedy

• Satire

• Passion Play

• Farce

Ta'zieh plays tell the story of...

• The war between the Greeks and the Persians.

• The histories of pre-Islamic Persia

• The death of Osiris by his brother Seth.

• The death of Hussein, the prophet Muhammad's grandson, and all his male children.

In Ta'zieh plays...

• Women are not allowed to act but can help create set pieces and art for the play.

• Women are allowed to act and create set pieces and art.

• Women are not allowed to act or create set pieces and art.

• Women are allowed to act but not make set pieces and art.

Ta'zieh plays are culturally important for...

• Shia Muslims

• Sunni Muslims

• Orthodox Muslims

• Kharijite Muslims

Persian puppet theater usually includes...

• A musician, a puppeteer, and a story-teller.

• Two musicians and a puppeteer.

• Three puppeteers.

• A story-teller and a musician.