Types of Theatre

3. Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches intended to make an audience laugh
6. A form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance
7. A building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc.
8. A theatrical performance that focuses on small presentation, usually not intended for public view
11. English renaissance theatre also known as early modern English theatre refers to the theatre of England between 1562 and 1642
14. A dramatic performance, as on the stage
15. A comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable

1. Theatre that focuses on public performance in front of an audience and in which the final production is most important
2. An improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatre in the 16th-18th centuries
4. An improvisational, non-exhibitional, process-centered form of drama in which participants are guided by a leader to imagine, enact, and reflect on human experiences
5. Drama using the abandonment of conventional dramatic form to portray the futility of human struggle in a senseless world
9. A classical Japanese dance-drama known for the stylization of the drama and for elaborate makeup worn by some of its performers
10. The theatre of Ancient Greece, or ancient Greek drama
12. A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character
13. Form of didactic drama presenting a series of loosely connected scenes that avoid illusion and often interrupt the story line to address the audience directly with analysis, argument, or documentation