... and were gently rattled around. Other than these very few other props were used. Though these effects were very effective for the time, the people in the audience were expected to have used their Imagination, this is not as necessary in a modern production because of the high quality special effects and props. The rules on who could perform have also changed. In ancient time only males were aloud to act. Even the members of the chorus had to be male. The actors needed to be able to change their voices for different roles, such as the elderly or women. Only 3 actors were involved with the performance. A actor took the main lead role and the other 2 shared the minor parts. Costumes in a Greek theatre were very different to the costumes worn by actors now. For example, every actor had to wear a mask so roles could easily be ...

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