Differences Between Roman Festival Theatre And Greek Theatre

While it might be a popular thought to think of Greek and Roman festival theatre as very similar, there are actually many distinct differences between the two culture’s forms of theatre. One of the major differences is the way in which their stages were structured. Greek stages had round orchestras, a very thin proskenium where the actors would perform, and a small one story skene where the deus ex machina occurred. Roman stages, however, had half circle orchestras, a wider and raised proskenium, and a multi-storied skene that was utilized during performances as a set piece. Another major difference between the two forms of theatre was the genres that each culture preferred and those who were permitted to attend the plays. The Romans preferred