Theatre Lessons

Someone standing in the middle nearest the audience would be

• Downstage

• Upstage

• Backstage

• Center Stage

The Greeks had a device for introducing God-figures by crane called...

• Deus ex Machina

• Skene

• Audience

• Orchestra

• Parodos

Greeks used to have a large building behind the orchestra area for backdrops and acting called the...

• audience

• Upstage

• Deus ex machina

• Skene

Plays with unhappy or serious endings that often teach some type of moral lessons.

• Comedy

• Tragicness

• Comedian

• Tragedy

A ____ is the physical objects that make up the setting of the play.

• Set

• Scene

• Stage

• Actor

What are the lines of parts that are spoken by the actors called?

• dialogue

• act

• drama

• scene

When an actor gives a speech that only the audience is intended to hear, that is called

• dialogue

• aside

• speech

This is an image of the Greek God of theatre and celebration named...

• Zeus

• Athena

• Artemis

• Dionysus

Greek plays held in a outdoor location called an...

• stadium

• amphitheater

• dues ex machina

• skene

What is the term for the main character in a play?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

• Chorus