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Athens was the city where they worshiped Dionysus.
The Romans theatre borrowed many parts of its theatre from the English
Renaissance period.
Cycle plays were performed in churches on stationary bikes.
Queen Elizabeth was a hug supporter of theatre during her reign.
Short form theatre is made up of individual scenes and is completely made up.
The two drama masks are associated with the Greek Muses Thalia and
Melpomene.
The gladiators were an example of the Roman theatre.
The Guilds were used to build set and act out plays in the church.
In Renaissance theatre, the rich people who went to the play stood in the dirt.
Long form Improv are made up of short scenes with related stories.
Drama comes from the Greek word “action”.
The Romans created more complex buildings for their plays than the Greeks.
Theatre during Medieval times was know as Liturgical drama.
Ben Johnson and Jacob Marlowe were famous playwrights at the same time as
William Shakespeare.
Spontaneity is when you carefully plan things.
Many types of mask were used during a Greek play.
Roman plays were very different from Greek plays in every way.
Cycle plays acted out the stories of the bible in order.
William Shakespeare is considered the greatest playwright of all time.
Improvisation skills can be used in life as well as theatre.
Who was Dionysus and describe the celebrations that took place in the City of Dionysus every year.
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Greek god of wine, pleasure, fertility
Week-long festival and competitions
Involved feasts, plays, rituals, food, drinking, dancing, worship
Thousands attended
At times the celebration got out of hand and bordered on riotous .
Explain the role of the chorus in Greek theatre and why they were important.
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The Greek chorus had several roles during a Greek play:
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divide the episodes (scenes) of the play
gave advice and expressed opinions about the action of the characters
reflect audience feelings
Add excitement, mood and drama
On stage at all times
Name the three main characteristics of Greek drama?
1. Prologue / introduction – background info given
2. 5 episodes per play
3. Each episode divided by the chorus (singing /
dancing)
What did the Romans contribute to Greek Theatre? (Given three example)
 The Romans contributed many things to Greek theatre. They included:
o A more comprehensive theatre building that included walls, roof, a 2 to 3 meter
stage, curtain
o Invented / started the pantomime style
o Performed and re wrote Greek plays.
o The Plays’ style was more crude and violent
MEDIEVAL THEATRE
Describe the plays performed INISDE the church during medieval times.
• by the 12th century Christians began to use drama to portray the story of their religion
and church.
• started from short scenes, moved to plays, Churches became the venue
• known as liturgical/church drama
• these plays were acted by priests and choirboys, and later as the popularity
increased, by other men (woman were not allowed).
• the Altar was the central background, one side was Heaven and the other was Hell /
Simple sets and props were used / audience sat in the usual church pews.
• As plays became more complicated, Church performances were performed outdoors
How did play change and were organized when they moved outside of the church during medieval times?
• When the plays left the Church, the towns ran pageants, featuring the work of
different trade guilds (tailors, carpenters, etc.)
• Each scene would be performed in a different place and the audience walked
around to watch them, or the scene would take place on a moving procession of
carts.
• Plays were religious or Bible stories and managed to be comic at times. Plays became
quite complex, with many actors, and elaborate staging, costumes and effects.
• As there were no theatre buildings, performances took place at various venues and
usually outdoors.
• Stages were set against buildings or in the middle of the town square and represented
earthly and eternal existence.
• Specific scenery to suggest location was also used in a tokenistic way.
Why were plays during medieval time popular? Why did they decline in popularity?
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Plays were popular because they were an easily understood form of entertainment.
As society changed and began to probe issues deeply, there was a need for nonreligious drama
the religious plays declined in the fifteenth century, especially with the ideas and issues
raised with the Renaissance and the split in the Church.
ENGLISH & ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Explain Commedia Dell’Arte. Explain its origins.
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Commedia dell’arte = comedy of professional players
Originated in Italy in the 16th century in Italy – a unique style of comedy drama
Companies that toured all over Europe
Originated from classic Roman comedy
Improvised theatre
Scenarios used for many years in different forms
Story lines involved lies, love, disguises and mystery and suspense
Actors would play a particular role for many years
Contained a lazzo / lazzi – a trick or turning point in the plot
Pick 5 of the Characters below from Italian Renaissance theatre and explain their role in the plays they
performed in.
LOVERS
SERVANTS (ZANNI)
MASTERS / OLD MEN
ARIECCHINO
PANTALONE
BRIGHELLA
IL DOTTORE
COLUMBIA
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What was the Renaissance and how did it help bring about the change in the theatre?
 It was a time of new learning and ideas, where people became very philosophical about such questions as
human individuality, intelligence and the meaning of life.
 a revival of ancient and classical art and philosophy (study of ideas).
 England had become a very powerful and proud nation.
 Fortunately for the theatre, the ruling Queen Elizabethan I loved the theatre and supported it. The drama of
this time is called Elizabethan theatre.
What would be important about the existence of Elizabethan Acting Companies?
 Actors belonged to companies of ten to twenty men.
 Companies had their own manager and each company usually has important patrons
and people who supported them in financial and other ways.
 Women were not allowed to act and so males had to play the female roles!
 Companies were professionally run to make money
 Most actors were very dedicated as this was their livelihood. To survive and succeed
actors also needed other skills like dancing, singing and being able to play musical
instruments
 Companies also employed backstage crew and musicians.
 Sometimes, companies took to the road, and toured their plays outdoors.
William Shakespeare / Christopher Marlow / Ben Johnson – Choose one playwright to give a brief
description of their work. List some of their plays as well.
 William Shakespeare
o born at Stratford-on-Avon in England
o wrote over thirty-six plays (plus sonnets and poems)
o little is known about Shakespeare’s life, he married at eighteen and then went to
work as an actor and playwright in London.
o His plays exploring deep human experiences
o Despite the poetic language and complexity, Shakespeare was a shareholder in
The Globe theatre built 1599 where his plays were performed to huge audiences.
o He had his own theatre company “The King’s Men‟ which was supported by the
Lord Chamberlain’s men.
o Romeo & Juliet, MacBeth, Hamlet, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Julius Caesar, The
Tempest, Othello, King Lear, Merchant of Venice, Henry VIII,