Greek Theater

4. audience views the performance through a proscenium arch
5. "goat song"
7. directly in back of the stage, and was usually decorated as a palace, temple, or other building, depending on the needs of the play
9. added the first actor, the father of theater
11. known as the father of tragedy, introduced the second actor and minimized the number of people that performed in the chorus.
13. short plays were performed between the acts of tragedies and made fun of the plight of the tragedy's characters.
14. humorous plays
15. designed to help actors with voice projection, and to play different characters
18. the audience faces the stage from all sides
21. Greek work that means "to do"
22. wrote plays about man, instead of the Gods with an emphasis on human relationships and emotions.
23. audience views the stage from three sides
24. added the third actor to plays and defined plot structure by adding dramatic action.
25. outdoor theater

1. a wagon used to bring actors onstage. Usually used after a violent scene to reveal the body.
2. God of wine and fertility
3. the paths by which the chorus and some actors made their entrances and exits. The audience also used them to enter and exit the theater before and after the performance.
6. "Machine of the Gods", a crane hidden behind the skene, used to introduce actor playing a god.
8. "to behold"
10. large 3 sided units to change scenery onstage
12. added satire: ,wit, and farce
16. original name for an actor
17. an emotional release
19. “dancing place” – this was the main performance area
20. A hymn sung and danced by the chorus