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Greek Theatre
Nature of the Audience
14,000 spectators usually, mostly made up of men, some women (most likely in the
back row) who would attend tragedies
Audience could express their like or dislike for the performance
Prisoners could attend
More open, less selective, almost everyone would have gone
Props, special effects, Music
Periktai - located in the skene to create different backgrounds
Cranes that
Ekkyklema - wheeled to change scene
Poet would compose the story and the music
Skene - sturdy backdrop, sometimes more than one story
Mechane - lifts the actors to show gods (crane)
Tragedians
Aeschylus
Served in the army and fought against the Persian
He introduced the second actor in a play
Made costumes more elaborate
Greek Theatre 1
Greek Theatre
Nature of the Audience
14,000 spectators usually, mostly made up of men, some women (most likely in the
back row) who would attend tragedies
Audience could express their like or dislike for the performance
Prisoners could attend
More open, less selective, almost everyone would have gone
Props, special effects, Music
Periktai - located in the skene to create different backgrounds
Cranes that
Ekkyklema - wheeled to change scene
Poet would compose the story and the music
Skene - sturdy backdrop, sometimes more than one story
Mechane - lifts the actors to show gods (crane)
Tragedians
Aeschylus
Served in the army and fought against the Persian
He introduced the second actor in a play
Made costumes more elaborate
Greek Theatre 1
