Greek Theatre

1. Greek God of wine and fertility that was honored in an annual festival. This festival is important to us because the festivities included a competition for the best play.
2. A building behind the playing area that was originally a hut for the changing of mask and costumes but eventually became the background
6. The flat roof of the scene, reserved for actors playing gods.
8. platform carrying dead bodies that was wheeled on.
13. was the first person to ever appear on stage as an actor playing a character in a play
15. a greek playwright who wrote comedies including The Birds
16. upper and lower levels of the koilon(auditorium)
18. were used during the performance.
19. Circular acting space at center where the chorus performed
21. a greek playwright who wrote tragedies including Madea.
22. Originally an altar on the orchestra, this became the spot where the leader of the chorus (koryphaios)would stand.

1. literally "God from the machine" This is the term for play's conflict being solved by a supernatural powers.
3. a greek playwright who wrote tragedies including oedipus
4. Wrote the appropriate play format for a proper Greek tragedy
5. Spectator viewing place "seeing place"
7. the area directly in front of the scene where the actors would perform.
9. A group of preformers who function as a commentary on the action of the play.
10. The god of wine, fertilty, and revelry.
11. two prismatic pillars, one stage left, one stage right.
12. A common term for an actor
14. were aisle that actors would use to enter if they were suppose to be coming from outside.
17. a crane that liftedthe gods from the scene onto the theologion.
20. a greek playwright who wrote tragedies including The Suppliants