God of wine, theatre, and partying.

A Greek man who stepped out from chrous, wrote poems and recited them on solo, considered to have invented acting; people still call actors Thespians occasionally, was the first actor, and, thus, invented actors (as opposed to choruses).

a festival to unite Greek tribes where they piled up into a theatre and watched three tragedies which were a 3 part event; first play, break, second play, break, third play.

A group of people who take part in a play, they represent the audience on stage.

Scenery/setting during performance.

Making fun of society or politics, used to be called a satyr.

Literal: goat man. Context: A broad, sexual, obscene play, was used to relieve people of the three sad plays they just saw. We would call it a satire nowadays.

A Greek man, second major playwrighter, won the most play competitions of anyone, added a second actor, an antagonist, a protagonist, scenery, and setting to theatre, and the only complete surviving trilogy in history is The Oresteia which he wrote.

A Greek man who added a third actor, invented the use of masks to add additional characters as opposed to additional actors; masks made the plays more intense, realistic, and better overall, also wrote Oedipus Rex.

A Greek man who made plays involved with bigger, more meaningful issues, made female characters the leads of plays, and wrote very popular plays called Madea, The Bacchai, and The Trojan Women.

How Theater and Drama Started

Storytelling/religious rituals.

The actual stage/ground of an ampitheatre.

The entrance for actors in an ampitheater.

Characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.

Chracters, setting, and conflict are developed.

Conflict is resolved; conclusion.

The plot of the story/ what makes it interesting.

Emotional cleansing and/or relief.

Wrote Poetics, the famous story.

"Edge of your seat" moments, created by the nearing of the end to the plot.

Connection between Greek Myths and Greek Theatre

All of the plays were based on Greek myths, which is why they were often built on religious sites.

The Oresteia's three plays

Agememnon, Libation, The Furies.

Written by Aeschylus, the only surviving, complete trilogy in existence.

Why Greek productions used masks

Change of character, sound projection, and a bigger visual for the audience.

Aristotle's Definition of Tragedy

PLOT, beginning/middle/end, lots of dramatic tension, conflict, and diction.

First to write comedy play, and was the only one for a while.

Why we study Greek Theatre

To be inspired, not forget our roots, and get ideas.

The problem/conflict in a story that must be resolved somehow; without this, you don't have a story.

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Basic Greek Theatre

Early Greek theatre history

Question	Answer
Dionysus	God of wine, theatre, and partying.
Dithyrambs	A long choral poem.
Thespis	A Greek man who stepped out from chrous, wrote poems and recited them on solo, considered to have invented acting; people still call actors Thespians occasionally, was the first actor, and, thus, invented actors (as opposed to choruses).
City Dionisia	a festival to unite Greek tribes where they piled up into a theatre and watched three tragedies which were a 3 part event; first play, break, second play, break, third play.
Tragedy's Literal Definition	Goat Song
Chorus	A group of people who take part in a play, they represent the audience on stage.
Skene	Scenery/setting during performance.
Satire	Making fun of society or politics, used to be called a satyr.
Satyr	Literal: goat man. Context: A broad, sexual, obscene play, was used to relieve people of the three sad plays they just saw. We would call it a satire nowadays.
Aeschylus	A Greek man, second major playwrighter, won the most play competitions of anyone, added a second actor, an antagonist, a protagonist, scenery, and setting to theatre, and the only complete surviving trilogy in history is The Oresteia which he wrote.
Sophocles	A Greek man who added a third actor, invented the use of masks to add additional characters as opposed to additional actors; masks made the plays more intense, realistic, and better overall, also wrote Oedipus Rex.
Euripides	A Greek man who made plays involved with bigger, more meaningful issues, made female characters the leads of plays, and wrote very popular plays called Madea, The Bacchai, and The Trojan Women.
How Theater and Drama Started	Storytelling/religious rituals.
Theatre of Dionysus	Where City Dionysia was held.
Orchestra	The actual stage/ground of an ampitheatre.
Poetics	A book written by Aristotle.
Parados	The entrance for actors in an ampitheater.
Beginning	Characters, setting, and conflict are introduced.
Middle	Chracters, setting, and conflict are developed.
End	Conflict is resolved; conclusion.
Conflict	The plot of the story/ what makes it interesting.
Climax	Peak in problem.
Catharsis	Emotional cleansing and/or relief.
Aristotle	Wrote Poetics, the famous story.
Dramatic Tension	"Edge of your seat" moments, created by the nearing of the end to the plot.
Connection between Greek Myths and Greek Theatre	All of the plays were based on Greek myths, which is why they were often built on religious sites.
The Oresteia's three plays	Agememnon, Libation, The Furies.
The Oresteia	Written by Aeschylus, the only surviving, complete trilogy in existence.
Why Greek productions used masks	Change of character, sound projection, and a bigger visual for the audience.
Aristotle's Definition of Tragedy	PLOT, beginning/middle/end, lots of dramatic tension, conflict, and diction.
Spectacle	Skene.
Diction	How they talked.
Aristophanes	First to write comedy play, and was the only one for a while.
Why we study Greek Theatre	To be inspired, not forget our roots, and get ideas.
Elements of Plot	The problem/conflict in a story that must be resolved somehow; without this, you don't have a story.

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