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Mike's Medieval Set
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medieval | aka Dark Ages, or Middle Ages |
| Mansions | small platform (stage) in churches |
| Heavens | above stage |
| Hell's Mouth | trap door with smoke and fire |
| Time Frame | 900-1300 A.D. (Church banned drama from 500-900) |
| Audience | Common man - illiterate |
| Guilds Contribution | unions tradesmen would build and maintain sets, costumes, SFX, based on skilled labor |
| Shift from Medieval to Renaissance | a. emergance of a middle class b. increase in travel c. increase in education and rediscovery of Greek/Roman classics |
| Oberrammagau | famous passion play |
| Cycles | a play based on a biblical event |
| Tropes | a short religious or Bible story enacted in a church on a mansion |
| Mystery | a play based on a Bible story |
| Miracle | a play based on lives of saints |
| Morality | a play based about Good vs. Evil (ex. Everyman) |