Primitive, Greek, and Roman Theatre Review

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  1. 8. This was a crane-like device to lower actors to the stage
  2. 9. None of this writer’s plays were published during his lifetime
  3. 11. This writer of Roman comedy was an African slave owned by a Roman senator
  4. 13. This is the only writer of Old Comedy who had work survive to the modern age
  5. 15. All Greek actors were ___
  6. 17. The subject matter of these Roman plays dealt mostly with mythological stories, although some plays were based on historical events.
  7. 20. These were used to distinguish one character from the other, which made it easier for one actor to play several roles.
  8. 21. The first drama dealt with the death and resurrection of this god
  9. 22. This was one of the most important parts of the Greek actor's costume
  10. 23. The City Dionysia festival was in honor of
  11. 24. Aeschylus was famous for his parodies of his rival playwrights, philosophers, and statesmen, as well as for making a mockery of the _________ democracy
  12. 28. on the events of the play.
  13. 30. Earliest known author of Greek tragedy
  14. 31. Primitive civilizations did not leave these records behind
  15. 32. Some think theatre began with the reenactment of this
  16. 34. wrote The Poetics.
  17. 37. He was the first actor
  18. 39. This building was a place for actors to change costumes and masks
  19. 40. Theatre in this civilization was bawdy and decadent
  20. 41. Greek theatres were made of wood and _____
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  1. 1. The area where the chorus performed on a Greek stage
  2. 2. This population was never allowed to attend theatre
  3. 3. This civilization was incorrectly given credit for developing theatre
  4. 4. Aeschylus's play, The __________, dealt with the historical battle of Salamis in 480 8.c.
  5. 5. to enter a playwriting competition, a playwright had to submit _____ tragedies and one satyr
  6. 6. was told by the Delphic oracle that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
  7. 7. This Greek playwright was the least popular during his lifetime
  8. 10. The Great Panathenaic Festival was held in honor of
  9. 12. Roman __________ dealt with the ridiculing of political or social issues at hand
  10. 14. Sophocles is often compared to this English playwright
  11. 16. In Greek theatre, this person was responsible for writing, directing, composing, choreographing and sometimes acting
  12. 18. This city was the site of the first recorded theatrical performance
  13. 19. This person oversaw rituals
  14. 25. This playwright won the playwriting competition at the Festival Dionysia 18 times
  15. 26. The first recorded theatrical performance happened here in 2,500 BC
  16. 27. Aeschylus is the father of _______
  17. 29. A group of performers who danced and sang at intervals throughout the play,
  18. 32. Greek theatres were built here, Roman theatres were built all throughout cities
  19. 33. The only surviving complete Greek Trilogy
  20. 35. This is where the audience sat in a Greek theatre
  21. 36. The first Greek plays had only ____ actor and a large chorus
  22. 38. This writer of Roman tragedy penned plays that were intended to be read rather than performed