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    Greek theater originated in Athens in the 6th century BCE with performances of tragedy plays at religious festivals. Actors in Greek theater were semi-professionals who were paid for their performances but it was not their full-time job. All female roles were played by men as there were no actresses in Greek theater. Aeschylus, known as the 'father of tragedy', wrote up to 90 plays, winning over half of them at the Athenian festivals and his most famous work was Prometheus Bound. Actors had to project their voices clearly due to the large size of Greek theaters and masks were commonly used.

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    Greek theater originated in Athens in the 6th century BCE with performances of tragedy plays at religious festivals. Actors in Greek theater were semi-professionals who were paid for their performances but it was not their full-time job. All female roles were played by men as there were no actresses in Greek theater. Aeschylus, known as the 'father of tragedy', wrote up to 90 plays, winning over half of them at the Athenian festivals and his most famous work was Prometheus Bound. Actors had to project their voices clearly due to the large size of Greek theaters and masks were commonly used.

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    Greek theater originated in Athens in the 6th century BCE with performances of tragedy plays at religious festivals. Actors in Greek theater were semi-professionals who were paid for their performances but it was not their full-time job. All female roles were played by men as there were no actresses in Greek theater. Aeschylus, known as the 'father of tragedy', wrote up to 90 plays, winning over half of them at the Athenian festivals and his most famous work was Prometheus Bound. Actors had to project their voices clearly due to the large size of Greek theaters and masks were commonly used.

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    GREEK THEARTRE

    “I'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT LIFE IS NOT A


    MUSICAL COMEDY, IT'S A GREEK TRAGEDY”
    GREEK THEATERS
    AND ACTORS
    The actors in Greek theatre
    were semi-professionals.
    They were paid for their
    performances, but acting
    was not their full time
    occupation. There were no
    actresses on the Greek
    stage. All the female roles
    were played by men.
    HISTORY

    The theatre of Ancient Greece began in the 6th century BCE in Athens
    with the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals
    A timeline of the actions in Greek Theatre

    625 BC : 438 BC:


    540-527 BC: 534 BC: Thespis 456 BC:
    Dithyrambic Euripides'
    Thespis won Aeschylus dies
    Chorus Alcestis
    AESCHYLUS
    Known as 'the father of tragedy', the playwright wrote up to 90
    plays, winning with half of them at the great Athenian festivals of
    Greek drama. Perhaps his most famous work is Prometheus
    Bound which tells the myth of the Titan punished by Zeus for giving
    humanity the gift of fire.
    ACTING IN GREEK THEATRE
    GREEK THEARTRE WHERE SO LARGE SO THE
    ACTORS HAD TO MAKE THERE VOICE SO CLEAR MASKS WERE USED VERY MUCH IN GREEK
    AND EXAGREAED SO EVEY ONE COULD SEE AND THEATRE
    HEAR THEM

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