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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.
3 %
orchestra
large circular performance spac in the classical greek theatre ("dancing place")
theatron
area for audience to sit and watch a play in classical greek theatre ("seeing place")
skene
building space upstage of the performance area (root word for "scenery")
parados
area for entrances and exits in a classical greek theatre
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_____________
the wrappings around egyptian mummies.
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.
mystery
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.
Kabuki
during the renaissance, italians created new techniques for draing and painting in _____________on theatre scenery
perspective
the most famous public theatre in elizabethan england was the globe theattre created by shakespeare's company,___________________
the lord chamberlains men
neoclassical theatre relied on standards for plays such as the three unities:__________________
time, place, and action
When the english monarchy was restored in 1660, the theates reopened and for the first time, introduced___________to the english speaking stage
actresses
____________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.
David douglass