ATHENS - Theatre

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  • Theatre
    • Building
      • Theatron
        • Where the audience sat
      • Orchêstra
        • It was in front of the Theatron. Where the chorus would sing and dance and would remain throughout the play
      • Skênê
        • a wooden hut behind the proskênê. Used as a changing room. There would have been a ladder to lead to the roof of the Skênê
      • Proskênê
        • The stage
    • Props
      • theatre relied mostly on daylight and acoustic sound
      • Ekklyklêma
        • Was a wooden platform with wheels
      • Mêchanê
        • crane that pulled the actors into the air
    • The actors
      • All the actors were male, even if they were portraying a female character
      • There was no more than 3 actors in each play, meaning they had to multirole. Playwrights had to bear this in mind.
      • The actors had to be good singers
    • Theatre was made in worship of Dionysus, and celebrated him every time it happened
    • The chorus
      • they were accompanied by a musician (the aulêtês) which played the aulos
      • everyone sang and danced in unison.
      • Usually wearing heavy masks and costumes.
      • made up of 15 ordinary citizens

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