https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn en-us 2022-10-20 13:53:55 UTC 2022-11-17 15:53:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 791890_3 https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2349120687 "The play invents a scenario where the women of Athens assume control of the government and institute reforms that ban private wealth and enforce sexual equity for the old and unattractive. In addition to Aristophanes' political and social satire, Assemblywomen derives its comedy through sexual and scatological humour."

The play follows a group of prostitutes. As a young man enters their place of work, the older women fight over him as he lusts over a younger woman. As a decree ordains the older women are priority in the hierarchy.

The play is a comedy, over exaggerating aspects for comedic effect. The playwright; Aristophanes was a comedic playwright from Athens who wrote 40 plays.  The play is historical, both in the way it was written in 391BC and the way it is performed today. 

It’s a  fun play, a comic fantasy about women being in charge of government and men reduced to caricatures.]]> 2022-10-20 14:03:49 UTC https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2349120687 791890_3 https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2349126568 Performance Review
I played Older Women No.2 in our performance, as well as performing The Bacchae. One challenge for me was having to embody an old prostitute and come across as old and hag-like as possible. Learning my lines wasn’t too difficult as I didn’t have very many. Assembly Women is a comedy, so we had to make it as funny as possible and really over exaggerate every aspect, down to the way we walked and spoke. If I am honest, I think I could have improved on this as I feel I got too caught up in and focussed too much on remembering my lines that I didn’t get into character as much as I would have liked. Things I think I did well, however, is working with my fellow cast members and working as a team to tell the story. The Bacchae was the easiest part for me as I didn’t have many lines to remember and the movements were easy to pick up. ]]> 2022-10-20 14:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2349126568 791890_3 https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2368667934 2022-11-03 15:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2368667934 791890_3 https://padlet.com/791890_3/dxp7b437sdlrualn/wish/2368674334

Ancient Greek theatre was created to honor the god named Dionysus.

Ancient Greek theatre was performed in amphitheaters (Pictured above)

The actors were all men

Sound effects like thunder, horses, and sounds of battle.

Music and dancing were used as part of the choreography.

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