Tech Design and Production Ch.3 Review

What is the name of the part of theatre circled in red?

• skene

• orchestra

• periaktoi

• koilon

Greek term for three-sided flats mounted on a rotating base.

• Periaktoi

• Mic

• Pyrotechnics

• Portal

What part of the Greek theatre is the blank box on?

• Skene
• Theatron
• Parados
• Orchestra

What were Greek theaters built on?

• Mountains
• Flatland
• Prarie
• Hills

Roman theatre combined the following from the traditional Greek theatre into one space (choose ALL THAT APPLY)

• Skene

• Auditorium

• Orchestra

• Stage

What is a mansion?

• A very nice house

• A platform on wheels

• A small scenic structure used for indicating location

• Spoken in the vernacular

What was a Pageant Wagon?

• A platform on wheels that transported mansions around a Medieval town/city

• A play about pageants

• A play about wagons

• A platform that was used to carry around marionettes

What element was added to the theater during the Italian Renaissance?

• Trap door

• Proscenium Arch

• Orchestra

• Stage

Scenery during the Italian Renaissance had perspective backdrops and passage ways.

• True

• False

In the beginning of the medieval period, drama was banned, and theaters were __________.

• Open

• Closed

• Fun

• Boring