Drama final test

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An educated guess is a

theory

The __ was the religous leader of the tribe

Shaman

thatre began as men came back from the ___ and acted it out

Hunt

soon the shaman ___ the hunt before the men ever left

blessed

Because this was repeated many time it became a

ritual

greek created plays for the celebreation of the “god”

Dionysus

the whole town stopped working and came to the outdoor

amphitheatre

these theatres were called ___ thatres because they were in circles

arena

these thatress were buit on ___ to provide a slope for the audience to see the actors

hillsides

the greeks created types of theatre called ___ and ___

comedy and tragedy

some characteristics of a comedy include ____ _____ ____

Funny situations used to entertain

some charecteristics of tragedy they are typically ___

sad where the hero must learn a lesson

greeks also used ___ to ______ ___ and provide _____ to the actors voices. This was the beggining of thre _____ system.

masks, change charecters, amplification, microphone

To bring the gods closer to the stage, greek created ___ ____ to fly the actor in at the end of the story to provide a lesson from the gods.

fly m

todY fly machinery is used in production like ____ __ _____ or ___ ____

peter pan, wicked and mary poppins

romans were not as interested in storylines. They were more interested in providing ___ to their audience

spectacles

some examples of big spectacles productions include ___ in the _____ _____

chariot races and circus maximus

other examples of big spectacles entertainment happened in the ___ where they hgeld ____ ___, ____ ___ ___ and ___ __

Gladiator contests, wild animal fights, and sea battles

Similarities between greek and roman theatre

1. Romans took greek plays and added more spectacles to them

2. Both used arena stages - roman completeed the circle- example the coliseum

3. Both used male actors only - no females on the stage yet

differences between greek and roman theatre

1. People really died in roman theatre

2. Romans didnt care about good storytelling, just the spectacle - real blood!

The middle ages in europe was a dark period because of the ___ many people got sick

bubonic plauge

roman theatre was so bad during this period the catholic church ___ ___

Outlawed theatre

finally, after many more people complained, the catholic church allowed ___ plays to be performed by ___ in the ____

Preists, churches

plays were later preformed on ___ and showed short bible stories called to teach the people about religion by ____

pageant wagons, troped, craftsmen

The genre for this type of play is called ___ ___

Morality plays

a good example of a moraliuty play is ___

everyman

in france the stage changed to a ____ style. This type of stage provided a rake to the stage that helped establish the ___ stage derections. This is the first place where you would see a __ on stage.

proscenium, current, woman.

A new type of of theatre came out of Italy at this time period. It was called the ____ ___ ___

Commedia dell arte

The most famous play writer of this time period lived in England. His name was ___ ___

William Shakespeare

Primitive stage

Village ground

primitive actors

Hunters

Primitive audience

Teibe

Primitive entertainment

Acted out the hunt after then before as it became a ritual

Greek stage

Arena stage, on a hill side, outdoor, amphitheater

Greek actors

Men in masks

Greek audience

Roman citizens with a ticket

Greek entertainment

Comedies and tragedies

Medieval stage

In front of church, later peagent wagons

Medieval actors

Presets then craftsmen that became strolling players

Medieval audience

Illiterate Christian’s and townspeople

Medieval entertainment

Bible stories

Renaissance stage

Proscenium - france

renaissance actors

Woman first appeared as actresses

Renaissance audience

Rich people

Renaissance entertainment

Commedia dell arte in Italy Shakespeare in England