Discover how satire, humor, and societal critique shaped Western theater in this insightful overview of the ancient Greek ...

Theatre MSU students will perform an adaptation of “Medea,” the classical Greek tragedy at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26-28 and March 1 ...

The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns ... Eventually, certain members of the chorus evolved to take special roles within the procession, but they were ...

The first plays were performed in the Theatre ... and reduced the chorus from 50 to 12. His play 'The Persians', first performed in 472 BC, is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays.

The Greeks pretty much invented the theatre. Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch ... wigs and padded costumes. The chorus, standing below the stage, told ...