The Quad Cities’ Genesius Guild theater opens its 69th season of free theater with the classic Greek tragedy “Oedipus ...

From the grand stages of ancient Greece to the bustling theaters of today, the iconic comedy and drama masks have long symbolized the dual nature of theatrical storytelling. Whether you’re a ...

A notable figure who blazed the trail for Greek tragedy was a man named Thespis. A poet and actor, Thespis began to act out individual characters by switching between different masks. In its ...

Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. When you hear the words Greek tragedy, you might think of white masks, or even the ongoing economic crisis ...

What we now think of as Greek tragedy is a relatively small corpus ... the performances took place outdoors in daylight; the actors wore masks of fixed expression; and, with the exception of ...

Korydallos prison inmates perform in the ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ for their fellow inmates, at the prison’s yard in Korydallos, Greece, June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas ...