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if current estimates of the output of greek theatre writers are correct, we have no more than ___________of the greek plays produced in the classical period between 534 and 404 BCE.
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3 %
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orchestra
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large circular performance spac in the classical greek theatre ("dancing place")
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theatron
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area for audience to sit and watch a play in classical greek theatre ("seeing place")
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skene
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building space upstage of the performance area (root word for "scenery")
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parados
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area for entrances and exits in a classical greek theatre
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Many greek plays were lost, including the works of comic writer Menander. In the 20th century, fragments of some of his lost plays were discovered in_____________
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the wrappings around egyptian mummies.
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theatre was outlawed by christian leaders in the later years of the roman empire; however, theatre, was reborn witin the church during the middle ages. Performances called_________plays were based on biblical stories and ranged from creation to the last judgement.
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mystery
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The most popular classical form of japanese theatre is __________which began in the early 1600s; this theatre form has exciting spectavle and often features a revolving stage and special effects.
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Kabuki
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during the renaissance, italians created new techniques for draing and painting in _____________on theatre scenery
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perspective
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the most famous public theatre in elizabethan england was the globe theattre created by shakespeare's company,___________________
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the lord chamberlains men
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neoclassical theatre relied on standards for plays such as the three unities:__________________
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time, place, and action
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When the english monarchy was restored in 1660, the theates reopened and for the first time, introduced___________to the english speaking stage
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actresses
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____________and his company built the first permanent structures in America intended from the beginning as theaters: the Southward in Philadelphia and the John Street Theatre in New York.
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David douglass
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