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Theaters and Actors
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The Greeks were the first people to have theatres. Plays were held at the great religious festivals with different writers competing with each other for a prize. The theatres were built into a hillside and the audience could hear every word from the stage. The actors always wore masks and dressed up to show what character they were pretending to be.
A chorus would stand in an area in front of the stage, or proscenium, called the orchestra. Plays were either tragedies or comedies.
(A) AUDITORIUM
The audience might come from all over Greece. They would sit on stone steps in the auditorium. A large auditorium seated up to 14,000 people.
(B) CHORUS
All plays had a chorus of 12 to 15 actors who stood in the orchestra. They chanted songs or told the background to the story.
(C) ACTORS
There were usually no more than three actors on stage. They would act on a low stage behind the orchestra.
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Book:
The Greeks
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Section:
Spotlight on Ancient Greeks
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Chapter:
Theaters and Actors
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