Greek tragedy and comedy originated with the chores, and because of this, the most important part of the performance space was the orchestra. Tragic chores consisted of 12 to 15 dancers, unlike the three actors in 5th – century Athenian tragedy. Ordinarily, each actor would play many different roles, and to divide the speaking parts in a tragedy up by determining which characters were in the same scene. Occasionally, a single role would be divided between two or more actors, as in Sophocles Oedius at colonius. Sophocles, Aristotle was a philoso

There was no stage building until roughly 460 BCE. The archaeological evidence suggests that between 460 and 431 BCE (and probably at the time the Odeion was built) the orchestra was shifted north and west of its original position, and the hillside excavated further to make a more secure foundation for the wooden seats. The side of the stage or scene that faced the audience was used as a background and was painted like a palace or temple. It had 1-3 entrances for the actors. Later on, as theoretical painting developed, painting tables with other themes were developed and used. Some of the possible themes would include markets, wood, and army camps, etc. Between the stage and the seats, there were two entrances, called Parodoi, from which the chores and the people coming from outside the palace or temple were entering

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