I also love how people can be fully entertained today by a play that was written thousands of years ago. It just goes to show how theatre, despite constantly evolving, has permanent roots. These roots are apart of our heritage and have been integrated into our humanity.
The chorus, just like today's musicals, serves the purpose of keeping the audience informed and invested. Although the leads usually make a lasting impression, the chorus creates the ambiance, mood and overall tone that carries the story. Again, this is something that has been relatively constant since the beginning of theatre.
After reading this review, I was inspired to research these modern day productions of Satyrs and other Greek plays. I want to find out how often these plays are being produced and what their popularity and success are amongst today's public. I researched with little success. However, it seems that these Greek plays seem to be a bit of a "go to" which leads me to believe that they are counted on for a positive run.
Here are some pictures of Greek play adaptations.
Though I can't say I agree that Greek theatre is equally as entertaining and prevalent today, I find it very refreshing to see that someone does indeed have that sentiment. This is all a matter of opinion and I find it exciting that some people enjoy these things while others don't.
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ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that you say that "Greek plays seem to be a bit of a "go to"" as I have not found evidence of this. I would say that a Shakespearean play is more of a "go to" than a Greek play. Simply because the Shakespearean titles are more well known and would thus draw in a larger crowd. Also, I personally think it is easier to see a bad Shakespearean play than a bad Greek play, simply because the ratio of Shakespeare plays to Greek plays that are produced is significantly greater. And I think that for someone to produce a Greek play they really need to make sure that they have the resources to do a good production - otherwise they will get scared from doing it. Shakespeare, for some reason, always appears to be easier to produce whereas both types of plays are difficult to produce.
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