Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Questions dude

FINALLY FINISHED!!!

What made the Ancient Greeks so successful in the way they wrote and produced successful plays and performances?


  • What acting methods (if any) did they invent or use to perform?
  • Where did they perform or in what kind of setting to best suit the performance?
  • What kind of plays and performances were popular back then?
  • Who were some famous writers from then and what are some of the plays/scripts they produced?
  • What techniques did they use to make the props and scenery? What materials did they use?
  • Were the performances and plays opent to everyone? Were they for royalty or could anyone see them? Who were they held for?
  • What people performed in the play? What kind of people (class, race, sex, etc.)?
  • What worries did they have for content or controversy dealing with the material of the play?
  • Were the plays and legends based on real stories, people or testimonies?
  • What were the plays and stories mostly based on?
  • What were their purposes and what were they used for?
http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/Theater.html
^^ there's another research link I found. Very helpful; will be in the webliog. soon.

1 comment:

Mary King said...

I was thinking about the Greek hero story - Theseus and the Minotaur - lots of action and could be fun to re-do with a modern twist....This is one of the stories my cute 7th graders did... i'll have to remember to bring you pictures.

I found a cool site - the guy tries to find the history behind different legends and plays:
http://mmtaylor.net/Holiday2000/Legends/legends.html