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Greek Theatre The Tragedy of it All Compiled by Amy

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Attending Greek Theatre Outdoor theatre Masks were used Chorus 3 Actors For Religious Festivals Competitions Agones Only Performed Once so don’t miss it! Dionysus honored during festival of Dionysia

Three Types of Greek Plays Tragedy Comedy Satyr

Tragedy Stores from the Mystic Past Involves a great hero Great Misfortune

Comedy Old and New Contemporary The real story Real Feelings Sometimes Inappropriate.

Satyr This play was for merriment during the serious competition Each playwright would submit 3 plays and one satyr. The satyr would loosen up the crowd and was often called a tragic comedy. It made fun of the failure of others and even recreated some myths.

Aeschylus Born 525 BC Playwright and Soldier Father of Tragedy Wrote over Ninety plays only 7 remain Made characters interact with each other not only the chorus Created the first Trilogy! Won 14 competitions

Sophocles Born 497 BC Playwright Added third actor Wrote 123 Plays only 7 have survived Won 24 competitions Reduced the importance of the Chorus

Euripides Born in 480 BC Playwright Won 4 competitions Wrote 92 plays 18 have survived Made mythological heros more human in his plays. Focused on the inner lives of charcters. Portrayed people with sympathy and showed society as having victims.

Assignments Week 13 Write 3 Biography Cards Write a short satyr to fill in a missing scene in one myth. Or have them act out a scene of comedy: Have someone make a mess out of the tool box while someone else is trying to clean it up: Lavern and Shirley did this a lot You can find many shows that demonstrate this…I love Lucy etc. They could be an American asking for directions in Rome to get to the Acropolis: have one person send them to the sea and one to the hill. How does the person act etc. How can the body show confusion, frustration, humor, etc.? How would a mask help? Read part of one tragedy and comedy.

Week 13 Craft Make an Ancient Greek Theatre Mask Can make it either comedy or tragedy Would be best if it could be used in your satyr.

Some fun ideas for the expressions on how to shape eyes, eyebrows etc! this is just for fun!