PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE PURPOSE
OF MASKS
The audience who were sitting far back could see the actors clearly and could see who the character was. Also masks were used to show emotion.
FACTS ABOUT MASKS
- Masks were mostly made out of linen leather and wood or cork
-Masks were also made out of brass megaphones to make actors voices louder
- Masks represented comedy or tragedy
ABOUT COSTUMES
Costumes have been a very important factor of the production, because they could determine the characters by there gender and who they were
FACTS ABOUT COSTUMES
In order to play female roles, since the actors were always men, they were wearing a “prosterneda” (in front of the chest, to imitate female breasts) and “progastreda” in front of the belly.
