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He is the Greek god of theatre

Dionysus

An annual Athenian civic/religious festival in honor of Dionysus at which dramas were first performed (possibly by Thespis in 534 B.C.E). The five-day event consisted of sacrificial rituals, competitions in dithyrambs, tragedies, and comedies.

City of Dionysia

The choral performance sung in honor of Dionysus that translates to "double birth."
Dithyramb
For Aristotle, tragedy should lead to this purgation of the feelings of pity and fear.

catharsis

The moment of insightful recognition for the tragic hero.
Anagnorisis
Those who stood in the pit of the playhouse to watch the play

Groundlings

The theatre company that Shakespeare and Richard Burbage belonged to that was under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth.
The Chamberlain's Men
Like the Greek skene, this provided a place for actors to change costume in the Elizabethan playhouse.
The Tiring House
The first printing of Shakespeare's collected plays.

The First Folio

This historical era, defined by King Charles II’s return to the throne, also marked the first time women acted English stage.
The English Restoration
This ancient Greek is considered the first actor.

Thespis

his Norwegian playwright is considered the father of realism in the theatre.
Henrik Ibsen
he first African-American woman to have a play produced on Broadway.
Lorraine Hansberry
The first African American actress to win an Oscar.
Hattie McDaniel
He wrote The Pittsburgh Cycle, ten plays that chronicle the African American experience in the 20th century
August Wilson
Song, dance, and jokes told by white actors in blackface that promoted racist stereotypes.
Minstrel Shows

An actor’s pattern of large movements across the stage, including entrances and exits.

Blocking

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s phrase describing an audience’s buy into the world of the play
Willing Suspension of Disbelief
MVP stands for this when talking about actor training

-Mental, Vocal, Physical

Bertolt Brecht’s verfremdungseffekt.
Distancing Effect
The dancing place in the Greek amphitheater.
Orchestra
The term meaning the dismantling of a production after the show closes.
Strike
This convention represents the invisible divide between actors and audience.
4th Wall
Theatrum mundi
“The World as Theatre”
This is a flexible performance space with no pre-defined stage configuration.
Black Box

The convention where important information about the past is revealed through character dialogue.

Exposition (Backstory)
A central idea that unifies all elements of the production and makes it unique.
The Production Concept
This actress-manager was performing onstage when President Lincoln was assassinated.
Laura Keene
The 4 pillars of Constantin Stanislavski’s acting system.
-Magicif

-Circle of Attention


-Given Circumstances


-Emotional Memory

This trope from the Middle Ages translates to “Whom Do You Seek?”
Quem Quaeritis?
The roots of theatre can be found in religious ritual celebrating the death and resurrection divine figures such as theses from 3 historical periods: Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, and the Middle Ages.
Osiris, Dionysus, and Jesus Christ

This French word means resolution, when talking about plot.

Denoument

This creates a "picture frame" effect on the stage.

Proscenium Stage

6 Components of a Play

Plot, Characters, Thought (Theme), Diction, Music, Spectacle