Final

Question 1

seating area section

Answer 1

Theatron

Question 2

tructure at the back of stage. “tent” or “hut,” and it is thought that the original structure for these purposes was a tent or light building of wood, and was a temporary structure.

Answer 2

Skene House

Question 3

the circular space used by the chorus in front of the proscenium

Answer 3

Orchestra

Question 4

was a wheeled platform rolled out through a skênê in ancient Greek theatre. It was used to bring interior scenes out into the sight of the audience.

Answer 4

Ekklyma

Question 5

“a god from a machine.” “Machine,” in this case, refers to the crane that held a god over the stage in ancient Greek and Roman drama.

Answer 5

Deus Ex Machinae

Question 6

entrance affording access either to the stage (for actors) or to the orchestra (for the chorus)

Answer 6

Pinake

Question 7

a 3-sided revolving apparatus painted with scenery and used at each side of the stage

Answer 7

Periactoi

Question 8

• Exposition – first scene/act always.
o Opening carefully sets out the story (lays out background and exposition)
o Often the play is heavy on exposition and background. The inciting incident happens late in Act I or start of Act II
• Each act builds to the crisis moment
o The crisis moment represents a reversal of fortune. Something catastrophic will happen – or the catastrophe is avoided at the last minute by a lost letter or something other contrived ending.
• There is an “obligatory scene” – characters confront each other and there is a showdown.
• There is a strong resolution with no loose ends
Tools often used:

Answer 8

Well Made Play

Question 9

rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has the self as the center of his or her own existence

Answer 9

Romantic Hero

Question 10

proscenium arch stage and three walls. proscenium opening is the fourth wall. create the illusion of an interior room on the stage, and are contrasted with earlier forms of sets in which sliding flats with gaps between them created an illusion of perspective.

Answer 10

Box Set

Question 11

acts like a picture frame through which the action can be seen.

Answer 11

Proscenium Arch

Question 12

naturalistic representation of real life

Answer 12

“Slice of Life” Play

Question 13

• builds to climatic moments
• to arouse audience’s interest with contrived climax (not truthful emotions or characterizations)
  -excellent craftsmanship and well-made play structure
• Emphasizes careful cause and effect development
  Tightly constructed crisis drama
  Revolves around a secret known to the audience and a few characters
  To further the action – it is common to use letters or lost documents.
  Letters will dramatically appear with important information in them that solves riddles/problems/crisis

Answer 13

Well Made Play

Question 14

 make fun of rules of upper class and the proprieties of society.

Answer 14

comedy of manners

Question 15

actress in male clothing

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breeches role

Question 16

acclaimed actor, and one of the first English actresses and a mistress of King Charles II of England. … Praised by Samuel Pepys for comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage, best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland.

Answer 16

nell gwynn

Question 17

a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues.

Answer 17

troupe

Question 18

Religious themed plays (books of the Bible or stories from the Bible)
Performed in Latin
Performed in the Churches

Answer 18

liturgical drama

Question 19

Continue to perform religious themes
performers are creating dialogue and common man characters
Performed in the common language
in the Church courtyard or on the steps
Performers are actors and not clergy
Plays may be serious or funny. All are designed to teach morals and important stories

Answer 19

secular drama

Question 20

– backdrop or space to discern

Answer 20

mansion

Question 21

playing space

Answer 21

platea

Question 22

the movable stage on which a scene of the processional religious play was performed.

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pageant wagon

Question 23

plays transferred from the Church to the community.
Presentation of plays coincided with saints’ days and holidays on the Christian Calendar
Many mini-plays put together to create a complete telling of a story (The life of Christ, the Creation, etc)
Each mini play was built on a wagon or stage. Wagon’s were paraded through town.

Answer 23

cycle play

Question 24

Renaissance setting

Answer 24

unity of time, place, and action

Question 25

resemblance of a fictitious work to a real event

Answer 25

verisimillitude

Question 26

when did the roman empire fall?

Answer 26

476 ACE

Question 27

Rules of greek theatre

Answer 27

No death happened on stage
body would be rolled in on top of a rolling platform (ekklyklema)
All actors were masked.
Only three actors to play all the named characters.
Chorus would comment on the action and recap the action for the audience. Made up of 14-18 actors all dressed exactly the same and masked.
All roles were played by men. Women were not allowed to perform or attend because it was believed their presence would upset the gods

Question 28

northern renaissance countries

Answer 28

England and Spain

Question 29

Italian Renaissance countries

Answer 29

Italy and France

Question 30

rules of Italian Renaissance theatre

Answer 30

• 24-72 hours
• same location
• no subplots

Question 31

Elizabethan England

Answer 31

• self expression.

- watched plays for the same reason we read books or watch television today.

Question 32

rules of melodrama

Answer 32

Good Vs. Evil
Plays to stereotypes.
Expected resolution at end: Good wins, bad is punished and Boy get Girl in romantic situation. If the hero dies, it is a “good” death.
Plays to societal accepted norms and positions.
The story is told in an expected and prescripted manner
Can be funny or sad, but we have the full story or it