who is thespis
the first actor, introduced masks
where was the preferential seating in the theatre
front row center
who was given access to the preferential seating
priests, magistrates, dignitaries
where was the largest festival held
dionysia
what commonly happened at festivals
singing, dancing, costumes, wine drinking
competition of theatre tragedies included what
3 tragedies and 1 satyr
who was dionysus
the patron god of theatre
what was dionysus the god of
wine, theatre, revelry
where is the space on the stage where the actors stand, "the dancing spot
orchestra
what is the theatron
where the audience sits, "the seating place
what is the name of the god that was lowered onto the stage
deus ex machina
what was a major theatre festival called
city and dionysia
what does a greek ampitheatre have
good acoustics and open air space
what is the skene
backstage area
what is the parados
entrance of the chorus on the sides
what is the ecceclyma
rolling platform
what is the parietal
parts of the set that shift
who was aeschylus
the father of tragedy"only surviving trilogy is Orestiawinner of the festival of dionysus 13 timesfirst to allow 2nd actorfirst to allow chorus
who was sophocles
considered best of the 3oedipus the kingallowed addition of a 3rd actorlimited chorus to 15 actorsfirst to use scene painting
who was euripides
won festival only 4 times18 plays survivedfirst to combine tragedy and comedyonly surviving satire play - cyclops