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greektheater

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religious festivals In honor of Dionysus/held in spring
chrous 50 people who sang and danced
(OE) thepsis (what,when,what did he introduce) "Father of drama", 6th cent. BCE, won prize for tragedy, introduced first actor and dialoge
Aeschylus added second actor/wrote trilogies on unified themes
(OE) Sophocles Added third actor/fixed chorus to 15 ppl/intro'd painted scenery/ made each play of the trilogy seperate
Euripides reduced participation of chorus in main action / relied on heavy prologues and deus ex machina endings
Theatron where audience sat
Orchestra circular dancing place where actors and chrous performed
Thymele altar to Dionysus in center of orchestra
Skene building used as dressing room
Proskenion façade of skene building which served as backdrop
Parodos entrance to the theater used by Chorus
(OE) Hypocrites the actors plaing the roles/ actors wore masks/ never have more than 3, one person changed characters - protag Deuteragonist tritagonist, all males performing
Costumes and masks long robes, colored symbolically, high boots, large masks made of linen, wood cork, I.D. gender, emotion, exaggarated features
chorus (OE) music+dance, flute, lyre, percussion, dance defined as expressive movenment
chrous - function (OE) sets mood, adds beauty, gives br info, questions, expresses opinion- through leader of chorus
unities action/simple plot -time single day -place/ one scene throughout
messenger tells news happening away from scene/reports acts of violence not allowed to be scene
limitations of theater continuous presence of chorus/no intermissions/no lighting or curtains
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