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Ancient Greek Stages
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Ancient Greek Theater
- large open air structures
- builders took advantage to hills and used terraced seating
- created to seat more than 15,000 people!
- First Greek theater created in 532 BC
-stage created on the side of mt. Parnassus above the famous Apollo temple
Ancient Greek Theater
- Core of all Greek Theaters is the orchestra
- audience sat in theatron also called the ''seeking place
- In the corner of the stage was the skene, which meant tent, it was where audience stored mask and costumes
- A ticket to was often stamped with greek writing and was specific to a certian wedge of seats
- ticket cost 2 obols,
First Actor on stage
- The first actor was Thespis of Icaria
- also a Greek poet
- First actor to step foot on stage
- Nicknamed the "Inventor of Tragedy"
- First performed in 534 BC
- performed Greek tragedy which were carried out honor of Dionysus, and it heavily influenced the theatre of Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Theater
- plays happened only once or twice a year and were helf during festivals
- stages were usually round to give the audience a view
- all men in plays, men used colorful mask to represent women
Ancient Greek Stages and theater
BY the Great Julian French(Big Daddy)
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