1. GREEK THEATRE By Katy Bennett

2. Actors! All of the actors were men. The dancers and singers were called a chorus. Some actors wore boots to add to their height. They also wore gloves so people at the back could see what they were doing with their hands.

3. Masks! Masks were also worn so the people at the back could see. Masks were either happy for comedy or sad for tragedy. A mask would cover an actor’s entire head (including hair) The mouth piece was quite big so the actor’s voice was amplified.

4. Costumes! In a comedy an actor would wear brightly coloured clothes and in a tragedy dark clothes. Costumes would tell the audience what sort of character the actor was. Most costumes were made of linen or silk. The actors used regular boots to act in unless the actor was playing as a woman he wore cothornous which is a high heeled wooden shoe.

5. The theatre. In the theatre there was a stone stand where the dancers and the singers stood. Below that this was where the orchestra would have stood and played. Altogether they were called the chorus.

6. The layout Parodos- where the singers came in. Skene- where the Actors got changed and performed. Koilon-where the audience sat. Orchestra- where the singers and musicians stood and played.

7. Plays Here are some greek plays: Helen Medea Electra The birds The Cyclops Peace Rhesus Plutus The knights Philoctetes

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