greek theatre

1. How did Greek theatre evolve?
Greek theatre began as rites performed in honour of the God Dionysis. To begin with choirs performed to Dionysis, they began to become far more formalized and far more complex. The first orchestra pit was a threshing floor worn down by oxen who trod upon it. The evolution of the audience began as people sitting on the ground to watch the rites performed, and then eventually became concreted sitting areas. They were always built on hills to accommodate large quantities of people. They eventually turned into the ampitheatre of today. To accommodate the actors needing to get on and off the stage area a skene was built away in a forest to help them with the changing of costumes. These skenes then eventually turned into wooden house located behind the orchestra area and stage. To hide the skene painted scenery was put up in order to try and represent the surroundings, and eventually the central performing area was created.

2. Who was Thespis?
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