theatron
Greek viewing area
The theatron is the seating area in an ancient Greek theater—the curved, tiered section where the audience sat to watch performances.
The word literally means "viewing place." In discussions of classical drama and archaeology, theatron distinguishes the audience space from the orchestra (where the chorus performed) and the skene (the stage building): The theatron at Epidaurus could seat fourteen thousand spectators.
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- chorusSingers performing together
- maskFace-worn concealment
buskin · actors · protagonist · deuteragonist · tritagonist · episodes · prologue · ode
Roman spectator seating area
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- skeneGreek theater structure
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- vomitoriumArena crowd outlet
tiered · semicircular · seating · acoustics · stone · terraced · hillside · altar
Greek prophetic sanctuary
- AthensGreece's capital city
- DionysusGreek deity of wine
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- SophoclesClassical Athenian playwright
Euripides · Aeschylus · Aristophanes · chorus · satyr · archon · polis · agora
Elaborate ceremonial display
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
- displayPresentation for viewing
grandeur · theatricality · visual · scenic · stagecraft · machinery · deus · crane
Those who observe events
- citizensMembers of a nation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- witnessingSeeing something occur
viewing · collective · communal · participation · democratic · public · attendance · seated
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
mask · buskin · actors · protagonist · deuteragonist · tritagonist · episodes · prologue · ode · choral
cavea
Roman spectator seating area
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- skeneGreek theater structure
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
vomitorium · tiered · semicircular · seating · acoustics · stone · terraced · hillside · altar · retaining
Delphi
Greek prophetic sanctuary
Sophocles · Euripides · Aeschylus · Aristophanes · chorus · satyr · archon · polis · agora · Hellenistic
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- processionFormal moving line
display · grandeur · theatricality · visual · scenic · stagecraft · machinery · deus · crane · revelation
spectators
Those who observe events
- citizensMembers of a nation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
witnessing · viewing · collective · communal · participation · democratic · public · attendance · seated · capacity
- Greek TheaterGreek tragedy, tragedy, Greek drama, comedy, Sophocles
- Ancient entertainmentGreek tragedy, Greek comedy, chorus, mask, chariot racing
- Ancient Theaterskene, orchestra, cavea, proscenium, vomitorium
- Ancient theatersColosseum, Roman Colosseum, Leptis Magna
- Greek dramacomedy, tragedy, Greek chorus, Greek plays, Dionysus
- Greek tragedytragedy, Greek tragedy, Greek tragedies, Sophocles, Aeschylus
theatronorchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
skene · stage · performance space · proscenium · backstage
- puppet theatrePerformance with hand-controlled figures
- movie theatreVenue for film screenings
- regional theatreProfessional drama outside metropolises
- theatre companiesGroups staging live performances
- Ford's TheatreHistoric Washington playhouse
- theatrical masksPerformance face coverings
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