THEA104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: American Federation Of Television And Radio Artists, Musical Theatre, Ancient Greek Comedy
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Alexander pope: the proper study of mankind is man (to know oneself as human being) Community (clubs and activities, neighbor, group of people with things in common) vs. Early greek farmers threshing greens in circle for easiness, growing your own food to trade and celebrate with food and wine in a circle. If harvest is not good, sacrifice goat or something to the apollo (the god), some sort of religious thing with wearing different costume like as a goat. Greek (amphitheaters) - in the circle: dionysis, thymele (orchestra) Greek theatres theatre at epidaurus (4th century bce) 75 yards from circle to the back of the seat. Bowl shape carries the sounds well (e. g theatre at dodona (3rd century bce)), 15,000 to. The greek writers (much more famous in tragedy than comedy) Thespis (534 bce) first actor out: first play contest. Aeschylus (523 bce 456 ce) second actor out: the oresteia. Sophocles (496 bce 406 ce) third actor out: oedipus rex.
