Theater Time Periods (Greek-Italian Renaissance)

Used open-air theaters

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Used masks to distinguish different characters

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Only 3 actors with lines

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Used a chorus

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Plays were performed only a few times a year at religious festivals honoring Dionysius

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Comedies were much more popular than the tragedies.

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Plots of their plays were taken from Greek plays.

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Eliminated the chorus and added music to underscore the dialogue

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Their theatre buildings were unified, free-standing structures several stories in height.

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance

Writers were not limited to any set number of actors.

• Greek

• Roman

• Middle Ages

• Italian Renaissance