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  1. 2. biblical stories re-enacted in Medieval Theatre
  2. 3. system of writing used by the Egyptians
  3. 4. variety show featuring trained seals, singers, acrobats, jugglers, dancers, comedians, and animal acts
  4. 11. type of Chinese theatre that uses symbolic movements and props
  5. 13. Greek playwright who wrote satires
  6. 15. refined plot structure
  7. 17. type of Japanese theatre written in formal, classical language
  8. 18. started in 240 BC
  9. 19. plays enacting the lives of saints
  10. 20. sentimental shows featuring poverty-stricken heroines in the clutches of evil villains
  11. 21. Greek philosopher who wrote "The Poetics"
  12. 26. style of plays produced during the Restoration era that satirized artificiality of the day, witty and foolish
  13. 27. type of theatre setting that used color and line to evoke the mood of a place rather than realistic painting
  14. 28. type of Japanese theatre that uses 4ft tall marionettes
  15. 30. the gender of all actors until the 17th century
  16. 31. French Renaissance writer of satires
  17. 34. written in Sanskrit and dialogue was used in religious hymns
  18. 35. an emotional escape into adventure, beauty, and sentimental idealism
  19. 36. most prolific writer of Elizabethan Theatre
  20. 37. first actor
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  1. 1. type of theatre spanning 1000 years
  2. 5. telling a story without words
  3. 6. 10th century nun who wrote religious comedy
  4. 7. avant-garde theatre that argues that all life is meaningless
  5. 8. type of Japanese theatre that is melodramatic and sensational
  6. 9. wrote over 2000 plays
  7. 10. also known as the golden age of drama
  8. 12. a scenic design element created during Italian Renaissance
  9. 14. father of tragedy
  10. 15. Roman playwright who wrote very gory plays
  11. 16. French renaissance dramas that observe the classic unities and write in a restricted verse form
  12. 22. where the Roman would compete in gladiator competitions
  13. 23. outdoor theatres built on hillsides
  14. 24. plays teaching right from wrong in Medieval Theatre
  15. 25. moveable stages during Medieval Theatre
  16. 29. Depicts a selected view of real life
  17. 32. the shape of Elizabethan Theatres
  18. 33. small platforms for performing, built in cathedrals
  19. 38. type of theatre that broke the realistic illusion and deliberately inserted narration and songs between episodic scenes