Greek Theaters

To get a sense of where the text we're working on would have originally been performed, check out these photos:

Theatre of Dionysus in Athens:  seats slope up the bank of the Acropolis.  Note the seats for priests around the edge, and remnants of an altar in the front.

http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/graphics/thdionysus2.JPG

Ancient Theater in Delphi, high in the mountains:

http://lib.lbcc.edu/handouts/images/greece/delphitheatre.jpg

Dream on the size and scope of the vocal work these theaters demand, and make possible...