Theatre 1 - Unit 1 Test REVIEW

What we know of as theatre can be traced back to this time and place

• Elizabethan England

• Ancient Rome

• Feudal Japan

• Ancient Greece

The Ancient Greeks used Theatre as a way to honor this god

• Zeus

• Dionysus

• Athena

• Apollo

This man is credited as being the first actor (dating back to the 6th Century BC)

• Thespis

• Keanu Reeves

• Aristotle

• Theseus

During the time of the Ancient Greeks, actors would often play multiple roles. Because of this, actors would often wear _______ to distinguish between characters

• Costumes

• Masks

• Makeup

• Wigs

Because of the violence of early plays, theatre was said to be too dangerous for this group of people.

• Children

• Lower Class Men

• Women

• Catholics

These were often the basis for the early plays of Ancient Greece

• Novels

• Movies

• Natural Events (Ex. The Weather)

• Myths

What do we call the section of the stage that juts out into the audience (not every theatre has one).

• Center Stage

• Stage Left

• Apron

• Wings

The closer you stand to the audience, the more ______ you are.

• Upstage

• Center Stage

• Stage Right

• Downstage

When standing on the stage and facing the audience, Stage Right is on your _________.

• Front

• Right

• Back

• Left

Who does Eurydice marry in the play Eurydice?

• The Man/Hades

• Orpheus

• Morpheus

• Oedipus