Ancient Greek Theatre

The Greek word for Theatre is Theatron. The translation means

The Greek word for Drama is Dran. The translation means

The Greeks placed a heavy importance on attending the Festival of Dionysia. Most considered it a __ __.

Locate the Theatron

Locate the Orchestra

In Ancient Greek Theatre the ​ (a)   was used as a place for the actors to change costumes. The ​ (b)   was the altar that was used for sacrifices during performances.

• Skene
• Thymele
• Parados

Match the description to whether it fits the Ancient Greek Actors or the Greek Chorus.

Groups:

(a) Actors

,

(b) Chorus

• There used to be a total of 50 involved

• Sophocles capped it at 15

• Sing, Dance, and Act as one

• Sophocles created the 3rd

• Thespis

• Aeschylus created the 2nd

How were Greek amphitheaters designed? (where and how they were built)

Why was the Greek amphitheater design smart?

The three forms of Greek drama were: (3)

• Drama

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Saturn

• Satyr