This outdoor, Greek theatre venue was shaped in a semi-circular formation to naturally amplify the sound

Greek citizens saw it as their civic duty to go here in order to challenge their values and societal structures.

This came out out of churches trying to build suspense and excitement during Easter Services.

The style of plays where classic plays are rewritten in the vernacular, creating a new classic.

The name given to Harlequin’s wooden sword which is now the name of a type of comedy.

The Greek term that translates to "God of the Machine" and is often used at the end of a play to solve an unsolvable problem

This Greek comedy by Aristophanes features the women of Greece denying intimacy in order to end the Peloponnesian War

These plays depicted the whole history of the Christian universe, from creation to resurrection.

This is the idea that Earthly life isn’t just something that might lead to heaven if you’re good, but may be worthy in and of itself

These stock characters were nice, clean cut, and a little stupid - they did not wear masks.

This person is credited as the first actor.

These raunchy plays were based on Greek mythology and performed at the end of a tragedy to cheer up the audience

This person had a dream about Jesus, which made him legalize Christianity, making it the only legal religion, which had a HUGE effect on theatre, which up until this point was associated with pagan gods

This “artful comedy” relied heavily on stock characters and gags.

These performers made their debut during the Italian Renaissance but would not appear in England for another century.

The Greek God of wine, fertility, and theatre.

This was made up primarily raunchier knockoffs of Greek theatre.

This nun rewrote pagan plays to be more appropriate and holy with themes of chastity

These stock characters included the Captain, Pantalone, and the Doctor

This is some of the theatre technology to come out of the Italian Renaissance. (name 3)

These were songs sung during Greek processions celebrating Dionysis?

These were some of the other forms of entertainment that were offered during Roman times that took people away from the theatre.

These plays, put on by guilds of varying trades, allowed towns to show off their craftsmen; performed on carts where audience would move from cart to cart

These stock characters included Harlequin, Pulcinello, and Brighella.

The Commedia Dell'Arte terms for stage gags.