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Greek Theater

Greek Theater. By Michael, Lauren, and Linda. History of Greek Theater. In the theater, there were almost always three actors, regardless of how many speaking roles were in the script. The Greek Theater began as festivals to honor the gods, most specifically the god Dionysus. .

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Greek Theater

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  1. Greek Theater By Michael, Lauren, and Linda

  2. History of Greek Theater • In the theater, there were almost always three actors, regardless of how many speaking roles were in the script. The Greek Theater began as festivals to honor the gods, most specifically the god Dionysus. • Plays were typically only performed once. • Sometimes, these plays were a part of a competition, put against two other plays and judged.

  3. Prohedria were the front seats in the theater- reserved for higher classes. Theatron was the general sitting area, for anyone who wanted to attend. Greek Theater Design The orchestra was the stage and the skene was a building directly behind the stage where the actors would change, almost like a backstage. The parodos were passageways where actors would enter and exit.

  4. Politics of Greek Theater Funded by Polis to compete with two other plays. Actors frequently doubled as spies because they were welcome anywhere. Female characters were often portrayed as very powerful. Ironic in regards to the role of women in the time.

  5. The actors were always amateurs. There were never actual professionals in these performances. Greek Actors Greek actors were all male, so they wore extravagant masks to describe different characters. Female characters were played by pre-adolescent males. When Greek theatre began in a dithyramb (a hymn sung in honor of Dionysus) there were no actors. The poet Thespis was the first to use actors, Aeschylus was the second, and Sophocles was the third.

  6. Costumes Tragic masks carried mournful or pained expressions, while comic masks were smiling or leering. The Costumes did a number of things. They showed the gender of the character, their economic situation, and their occupation. Theater Mask, 1st century BC The shape of the mask amplified the actor's voice, making his words easier for the audience to hear. These masks were normally made of linen or cork, so they never lasted long.

  7. Form and Writing The most common flaw of tragic protagonists was hubris. Tragedies mostly dealt with a mythic past. Comedies mostly dealt with contemporary political matters. Oedipus (sequel to Antigone) was considered by Aristotle to be the perfect form of play. Playwrights for centuries after tried to replicate Sophocles' form.

  8. Works Cited http://www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/lit/cla364-1-2006/01groupone/images/Greek% http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/theater.html http://www.richeast.org/htwm/greeks/theatre/actors.html http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Theatre/ http://www.richeast.org/htwm/greeks/theatre/comedy.gif https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT1u_bP8bU5TeeFQoEI2-1i14pfiaj_0BwBynZ-R95nsEZ6n3h5

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