ITP--Greek Roman Theater
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23 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Thespis | credited with creating theatre first leading man who detached himself from the chorus first non-religious man who assumed the role of god |
| Protagonist | "chief actor," "the one who plays the first part" thespis was the first |
| Dithyramb | first form of a play unison hymn originally dealt with life and the worship of Dionysus sung by chorus of fifty men, five from each tribe of Attica in center of stage is dionysian altar slow evolution into theatre |
| Dionysus | (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama drama began as a means of dionysian worship made official god by state because of popularity |
| City Dionysia | festival for which al the greek dramas were written held in athens every april attended by citizens and representatives of the states poets had to submit their works to officers who chose three plays poets were assigned lead, chorus, and choregi began with a procession in which the actors took part three days devoted to tragedies, fourth night to comedy each writer had to contribute three tragedies and a satyr a price was awarded to best comedy and best tragedy, best production, best tragic actor best known writer was aeschylus |
| Choregus | wealthy man who paid expenses of a production during city dionysia |
| agora | gathering place cultural center of the city |
| Theatron | seeing place hillside location for easier viewing wooden seating |
| Thymele | altar at center of orchestra |
| Skene | may have been an early dressing room later incorporated into plays served as a hidden stage |
| Orchestra | dancing place circular, becomes semi-circular in rome 66 feet in diameter, bigger than a broadway stage |
| Pinakes | painted panels attached to skene similar to today's flats, like backdrops |
| Periaktoi | triangular shaped prism/structure rotate in certain way to change appearance |
| Mechane | crane used to show characters in flight |
| Ekkyklema | in ancient greek theatres, a platform that could be rolled out from the skene to reveal a tableau |
| Cothurni | platform boots used to make performers taller |
| Theatre of Epidaurus | greek theatre still used for annual summer festival, containing orchestra and other traditional elements |
| Theatre of Pompey | massive structure, 40,000 peope first permanent theatre of rome |
| Dominus Gregis | Roman theater producer, not unlike choregus, but also a leader of actors greater involvement artistically |
| Vomitoria | Corridors into the orchestra and auditorium |
| Scaenae Frons | "in front of the scene" diverting visual images elaborate structures background of roman theatre |
| Fabula Atellanae | Farcical comedy derived from phylakes used stereotypes for characters improvisational burlesque |
| Phylakes | roman comedy used temporary stage held up by pillars ultimately influenced construction of roman stage |
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