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Tes: Teaching History With 100 Objects a Greek Theatre Mask
[Free Registration/Login Required] These resources include terracotta models of an ancient Greek comic mask and two tragic masks from the British Museum as well as ideas for teaching using them. It also includes several links to more...
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Tes: Genre: Ancient Greek Theatre: Comedy and Tragedy in Ancient Greece
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show with images and information about Ancient Greek Theatre including the masks used for comedies and tragedies.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: The Medieval Drama
This informative article contains a wealth of information on the development of drama, and its Greek and Latin origins.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Ancient Greek Theatre
Overview of the history of ancient Greek theatre written in a kid-friendly format teaches about the architecutre of the theatre buildings as well as the structure of the plays.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: It's Greek to Me!
Through this lesson plan, students will research Greek theatre by looking at ancient Greek fairy tales and children's stories. Students will create their own fairytale using Moviemaker software.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Ancient Greek Theatre
An interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Ancient Greek Theatre.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre history.com: Greek and Roman Comedy
This TheatreHistory.com page talks about Greek and Roman tragedies. Includes links from within the text.
Other
Ancient Greek Theatre: Sophocles
A personal site on Greek theatre with a brief biography of Sophocles, along with a short list of his works and summaries of each.
TheatreHistory.com
Theatre history.com: Sophocles and His Tragedies
This site provides a complete biography of Sophocles reprinted from a drama history book. Includes his innovations in ancient theater and his achievements as an artist.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Art of the Ancient Greek Theater
Explore an exhibition of art (sculptures and painted vases) that takes Greek drama as its subject shows the many different ways that Greek visual artists interpreted the dramatic arts in their work. Find a click-through slideshow of art...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Ancient Roots of Modern Theater
Media-rich site explains the development of theater practice in ancient Greece and compares Greek dramatic forms and purposes with contemporary theater practices. Learners can then write and stage their own original plays to demonstrate...
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: What Do We Know About Ancient Greek Culture?
Learn about ancient Greek culture including the theatre, architecture, sculpture, pottery, and festivals.
Other
Ancient Greek Theatre: The Actors and the Chorus
General information on Greek actors, costumes, masks, scenic appearances, and the chorus.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Greek Playwright Research Project
Through this lesson students research Greek playwrights, analyze their works, and explain how their works relate to the 21st century.
Other
Ancient Greek Theatre: Machines
A list of three various machines used in ancient Greek theatre. Includes sketches and brief descriptions.
Other
The Ancient Theatre Archive
Pictoral tour of ancient Greek and Roman theaters. Click on particular countries on the map of Europe to zoom into them. Then click on particular cities for pictures and brief descriptions of theaters within them.
Other
Bernard Suzanne: Athens Map in Socrates and Plato's Time
This interesting site starts out with a map of the Agora of Acropolis. By clicking on various locations of the map, you are linked to more detailed descriptions. Scroll down below the map for an alphabetical listing of different Greek...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: City Dionysia: The Theaters
Three-part resource on Greek theater that includes an overview, a roll-over diagram that highlights and defines key architectural elements of ancient Greek theaters, and examples of the influence of ancient Greek architecture on...
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Phoenissae by Euripides
The ancient Greek tragedy, The Phonessae, or The Phoenician Women, is offered here in a clearly formatted, full text version at this site.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: The Suppliants by Euripides
Read the whole text of this ancient Greek tragedy at this well-laid-out site from the University of Adelaide.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: Medea by Euripides
The ancient Greek playwright's famous story of the jealous Medea is presented here in full text.
University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide: Hippolytus by Euripides
The text of Euripides' ancient play, Hippolytus, is offered at this clearly formatted site.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Live From Antiquity!
Intended to accompany a reading of Sophocles' _Antigone_, "Live From Antiquity!" provides framework for teaching the "cultural and historical context of Greek drama and its role in Greek society."
Other
Theatre and Drama in Ancient Greece
Brief description of how societal traditions developed into theater in Ancient Greece. Includes well-known playwrights and plays as well as links to comprehensive information within and outside of the site.