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For each station, you must do the following: Read the handout for that particular station to answer the questions for your note sheet. After the ten minutes is up, move to the next learning station in a clockwise system. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUTS THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR THAT LEARNING STATION!!!

1.Where can the origins of drama be found? Athens, Greece 2. What is a “Dionysia” and why is this a significant event? It was an annual festival of dances and songs performed in honor of the god Dionysus (the god of wine and procreation). 3. What did the song-like storytelling evolve into? An enactment of Dionysian legends in Greek history.

4. How were the first plays performed? With just one actor and a chorus of people who helped him to tell the story. 5. How did “acting” eventually come about? In a competition, a man named Thespis astounded audiences by leaping on to the back of a wooden cart and reciting poetry as if he was the characters whose lines he was reading. In doing so he became the world's first actor. 6. Why was drama important to the Greeks? It was their way investigating the world they lived in, and what it meant to be human.

1.What was considered a citizen’s public duty? Participating in Greek drama by performing in the chorus 2. How did one become an actor? One must train in the art of public speaking 3. What were the privileges of an actor? They were respected and often exempt from military duty. 4. Why were women prohibited from acting? Greek society was male-dominated

5. How did actors dress to ensure that they were seen? They wore long, flowing robes with a great deal of padding and high, plat-formed shoes. 6. How did their attire limit them on stage? They were not able to move around much. 7. How did the actors remedy this limitation? Limited mobility forced the actors to develop broad, sweeping gestures to signify emotions such as the beating the breast and tearing their clothes to indicate mourning and grief.

1.Give the four functions of the Greek masks: a. Allowed them take on the role of a specific character b. Served as a megaphone c.Identified age, sex, mood, and rank d.Allowed actors to change roles easily

Skene: A building used as an area into which actors could exit the scene to change costumes and masks. Proscenium: Acting area, or stage. Orchestra: Where the chorus performed. Parados: Passage on the left or right through which the chorus entered the orchestra. Theatron: Seating area built into a hillside in the shape of a horseshoe.

How is Greek theater different from modern dramatic forms such as movies and modern theater?

Anticipation Reaction Guide!

1.If you defied your parents and did something wrong, what’s the worst punishment they could dole out to make sure you wouldn’t do such a thing again? 2.Should a person be judged guilty of a crime if he or she is unaware that any crime was being committed? 3.Is being self-assured ever a bad thing? 4.Have you ever wanted to see a movie after having read the book? Why would you want to spend the money if you already know the story?

T : Oedipus Rex A : Sophocles N : Greek G: Greek Tragedy