Acting 1 Greek Review

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Across
  1. 2. literally "god from machine", used to resolve plots
  2. 4. the Greek god of wine and harvest, for which theater was first performed
  3. 7. the first major Greek playwright; used one actor
  4. 10. theater was first performed for entertainment as well as for this
  5. 11. this is the type of humor the Greeks enjoyed; the word comes from a half man / half goat creature
  6. 12. the building that had doors used for scenery, also where we get the word "scene"
  7. 17. the Romans introduced Gladiators into their performance which caused theater to be _______
  8. 19. the first actor; where we get the word Thespian
  9. 20. literally means "audience before scene"; the type of theater space the Greeks created
  10. 22. "emotional cleansing"; the expelling of emotion during a performance
  11. 23. means "watching place"; where we get the word "theater"
  12. 24. Romans were the first to build these types of structures
Down
  1. 1. the year we can officially say theater began
  2. 3. actors wore these to communicate emotion and character
  3. 5. the most powerful body position on stage
  4. 6. motivated movement on stage
  5. 8. the third major Greek playwright; used many actors
  6. 9. the stage area AWAY from the audience
  7. 13. the second major Greek playwright; used two actors
  8. 14. a group of 12-15 men in Greek theater who all acted and spoke together
  9. 15. "playing space"; of the stage area in a Greek theater
  10. 16. Greeks were the first to build these types of structures
  11. 18. the first literary critic (bearded)
  12. 21. the stage area to the actor's right is facing the audience