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HISTORY OF THE GREEK THEATRE

INTORDUCTION

• The greek theatre began with many festivals to honor Dionysus
• In the early plays there was a limit to only three actors per play
• Soon there became many other actors and stage hands

TRADGEDY PLAYS

• Thespis is considered to be the first greek actor and originator of tradgedy
• His importance lowered
• He is sometimes listed as the sixteenth chronological order

COMEDY PLAYS

• Comedy was also an important part of greek theatre
• They were usually an imitation and there are no traces of it's origin
• Aristophonies most of the comedy plays that were performed

ACTING

• Ancient greek actors were all male
• They mostly consisted of ametures
• The actors had to be very loud and clear
• However most ancient greek theatres were built
• So that sound could reach anywhere

COSTUMES AND MASKS

• the actors always wore masks
• The masks were made of linen cork
• The ones for tradgedy had sad expressions on them
• The ones for comedy had happy laughing faces on them
• The masks also had a cone so that the sound projected to the audience

UNUSUAL WORDS

• Attica- a greek area
• Actor- means to lead in greek
• Drama- dealing with the writing and performing of plays
• Thespis- a greek poet who invented greek drama
• Tragedy- a type of greek play that is sad or depressing.

THAT'S THE HISTORY OF THE GREEK THEATRE