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Classic Greek Theatre

Classic Greek Theatre. By Rebecca Kelly, Dana Yberg, Rachel Altman, Cristina Carter, and Josh Hewitt. Parts of Ancient Greek Theatre. Skene : Where the actors preformed. It served as a background for the play as well as a stage Three machines:

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Classic Greek Theatre

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  1. Classic Greek Theatre By Rebecca Kelly, Dana Yberg, Rachel Altman, Cristina Carter, and Josh Hewitt

  2. Parts of Ancient Greek Theatre • Skene: Where the actors preformed. It served as a background for the play as well as a stage • Three machines: • Aeorema- crane that made the actors fly to appear as gods • Periactori- change the background • Ekeclema- moving platform to bring dead bodies out on stage • Orchestra: Where the chorus was located • In front of the skene (center of the theatre) • Koilon: where people sat • First made out of wood, then stone

  3. The Structure of Ancient Greek Plays • Prologue: in the form of a small speech to give the audience an exposition • tended to be spoken by one or two characters • Paradox: The chorus enters the orchestra • Establishes the mood of the play

  4. Episode: the actors and chorus sung and talked, etc. • There were many episodes • When an episode finished a staismon begun. The actors left the stage and the chorus sings and dances to an ode that corresponded with the episode • Exodus: the chorus sings a song while leaving that wraps up or gives words of wisdom

  5. Major Themes in Ancient Greek Plays • Plays often centered around Dionysus, the god of fertility • Tragedy • Most Greek tragedies are based on mythology and deal with characters' search for the meaning of life and the nature of the gods. • Comedy • Most famous playwright was Aristophanes • Plays often feature: • violence and daily life • social and ethical plays • war • murder • lust • betrayal

  6. What are the three main parts of an Ancient Greek theatre? • What are the two main types of Greek plays? • What is the last section of Ancient Greek plays?

  7. Bibliography • Phillip, K. "ACTORS IN ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE." Rich East. 29 Mar. 2000. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/theatre/stage.html>. • Englert, Walter. "Greek Theater." Reed College. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. <http://academic. reed.edu/humanities/110tech/Theater.html>. • Robinson, Scott R. "Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece." Central Washington University. 2010. Web. 18 Mar. 2011. <http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Theatre_History/Theahis_2.html>. • Phillips, K. "ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE." Rich East. 29 Mar. 2000. Web. 18 Mar. 2011. <http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/theatre/theatre.html>.

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