Theater History

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Across
  1. 4. In scenery, three flats that form a triangle and are mounted on a revolving platform
  2. 6. A system of writing using pictures
  3. 8. An actor
  4. 12. A social system whereby peasants worked the land and paid rent to the landowning nobles
  5. 17. Types of monologues that reveal the character's inner thoughts
  6. 18. Variety shows featuring singers, acrobats, comedians, animal acts, and other types of entertainment
  7. 20. Drama based on a biblical story
  8. 21. An era that began with the restoration of British monarchy in 1660 under Charles II
  9. 23. 18th book in the Bible's Old Testament, which confronts the problem of good and evil in the world
  10. 24. Elizabethan theaters which were usually round or octagonal
  11. 26. Trade unions
  12. 27. A type of literature that depicts life objectively and accurately
  13. 28. A belief that life is meaningless and that searching for order only brings conflict
  14. 31. Drama more suited for reading than performance
  15. 32. In painting, the use of color and line to suggest mood and setting rather than realistic representations
  16. 35. Extravagant court entertainments that include dance, music and poetry
  17. 36. A classical language of India
  18. 40. The first portion of the Christian Bible
  19. 41. A literary movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries that emphasized imagination and emotions
  20. 42. House In an Elizabethan Theater, a backstage area where actors changed clothes
  21. 44. A terms originally based on England's Licensing Act of 1737
  22. 45. One of several drama festivals held in ancient Greece
  23. 46. literally "the god in the machine"
Down
  1. 1. space In an Elizabethan Theater, a space at the back of the stage used for small interior settings
  2. 2. drama based on episodes of Christ's life
  3. 3. The established form or order for a ceremony
  4. 5. improvised comedy with stock characters which began in Renaissance Italy
  5. 7. Dance that tells a story
  6. 9. A person or group hired to applaud at a performance
  7. 10. Pompous and high-flown language
  8. 11. A small building near the stage used by actors for dressing or relaxing
  9. 13. Drama about the life of a saint
  10. 14. A series of short plays based on religious history, often performed on pageant wagons in Medieval times
  11. 15. A room where actors can relax when they are not onstage
  12. 16. The rulers of ancient Egypt
  13. 17. A priest or priestess who uses magic to cure the sick or predict the future
  14. 19. A long cloak
  15. 22. A form in which dramatists follow the classic unities and write in verse
  16. 25. Small platforms on which short scenes are played
  17. 29. To soothe, satisfy, or make tranquil
  18. 30. Theaters in major American cities other than New York
  19. 33. Drama that asks the audience to think seriously about a political or social issue and in which theatricality overrides realism
  20. 34. Drama that teaches moral lessons
  21. 37. Short dramatized scenes added to the Catholic mass
  22. 38. Chinese drama that features chanting, singing and music
  23. 39. Audience members who stood in the pit around the stage
  24. 43. Songs of praise to honor the god Dionysus