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scenedesignandstagelighting
AncientGreece
TheGreekopenairtheaterwasfirstacircular,flatorchestrapitlocatedinthehollowbetweentwohillsides.In465
B.C.asmallwoodenhutcalledaskene(hence,scene),inwhichtheactorschangedcostumes,waserectedbehind
theplayingarea.Whenstonestructureswereerectedtheseatingareawascuttolittlemorethanasemicircleand
theskenebecameatwostorybuildingwiththreedoorwaysinfrontandanentrancebyeitherside.Itthusserved
additionallyasthescenicbackgroundoftheplay.Thefloorinfrontoftheskenewaselevated,withstepsleading
downtotheorchstra,wherethechoruswaslocatedthisnarrowplayinglevelwascalledtheproskenion(hence,
proscenium).
Sophoclesisthoughttohavefirstemployedscenepaintingsuchdevicesasperiaktoi(revolvingprismswithpainted
scenery),eccyclema(wagonsfortableaus),andmechane(flyingmachines)werealsoused.Greekplayswere
performedindaylight,andthedramaswerefrequentlydesignedtotakeadvantageofthepositionofthesun.Also,
theatersiteswerewellplacedtogainthebesteffectsofthenaturallight.
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AncientRome
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TheRenaissancetotheSeventeenthCentury
TheEighteenthCentury
TheNineteenthCentury
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