Greek Theatre

2. theatre machines were used during the performances. They were kept inside the scene.
4. the area directly in front of the scene where the actors would perform.
5. a crane that lifted the “gods” from the scene onto the theologian.
8. was a Greek playwright who wrote comedies, including The Birds.
10. was a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including Medea.
11. Ex Machina is literally “god from the machine”. This is the term for a play’s conflict being solved by a supernatural power. Sophocles was a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including Oedipus Rex.
14. the flat roof of the scene, reserved for actors playing gods
15. was a temporary enclosure with doors
17. two prismatic pillars, one stage left, one stage right.
18. the auditorium of the Greek theatre

1. is an actor. The term was created from Thespis’ name.
3. platform carrying “dead bodies” that was wheeled on.
6. a round floor on ground level at the bottom of a hill.
7. was originally an altar on the orchestra
9. was a Greek playwright who wrote tragedies, including The Suppliants.
12. was the first playwright to win the contest at the Dionysian festival in 534 B.C.
13. Greek God of wine and fertility
16. upper and lower levels of the Koilon (auditorium).
17. were aisles that actors would use to enter if they were supposed to be coming from outside (not the temple or palace).