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Greek theatre got very popular between 550 BC and 220 BC.

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The Greek God of drinks, theatre, and pleasure; Dionysus.

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Dionysus is the greek God of theatre and pleasure, so the theatre was a place to honor him. They would hold festivals, perform plays and shows, and also sacrifice to him during these celebrations. This is where Green Theatre got more advanced.

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Greek Theatre was mostly divided into two major genres. Tragedy and comedy.
Tragedy usually consisted of a tragic hero or heroine of noble birth who is generally virtuous or noble and dies at the end of the play, a “fatal flaw” which leads to their downfall, focused mostly on relationships between the gods and state, and catharsis.
Comedy usually had the main character to be a common person, a happy ending, they always made fun of the gods or political topics, and there was always a change for the better.

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These are some of the most popular playwrights, and their most popular works.

Aristophanes - wrote mostly comedies and is best known for the comedy, Lysistrata.

Sophocles - wrote mostly drama and is best known for Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Comonnus, and Antigone.

Euripides - wrote dramas and is known best for Madea.

Aeschylus - wrote dramas and is known for the Oresteia Trilogy. Agamemmno, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides.

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The first actor appeared in 534, Thespis. Because of him, actors called themselves “Thespian”. A thespian is someone who is involved in theatre. At the time back then, they were very respected in public and political life.

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Theatre’s in that time period were built more like modern day stadiums. They would have stages in the center, and audience members would sit in the chairs surrounding the stage. The venue would be in a cone-shape because the sound would be able to travel better for all the audience members.

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Greeks saw attending the play as a religious obligation. They were always attentive and invested, and would gift the actors and performers after shows.