THTR 1020 Chapter : Ancient Greek Comedy
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Ancient greek comedy outline: greek theatre is derived from the veneration of the greek god dionysus. Greeks would participate in the festival called city dionsya: animal skins were commonly used by the chorus, while actors were clothed in street attire with masks that had grotesque features. There were no female actors participating on stage nor chorus; all roles were played by males. The importance of the chorus was that they held the majority of the lines in a play and undertook active dialogue with the actors. They demonstrated how the audience might react and narrated as well. The three-actor rule entailed that each performance consisted of only three actors at a time. For ancient greek comedy, the theatre spaces used were outdoor thrust stages: because of the layout of the theatre, everyone could hear, regardless of the positioning of their seats. Theatres were commonly built into the side of a hill.
