Today we're going to look at how Greek comedy evolved out of those tragedies, first as Satyr plays, and later as full-blown comedies. Aired 03/02/2018 | Rating NR From ...

His play 'The Persians', first performed in 472 BC, is the oldest surviving of all Greek plays. His pupil, Sophocles went on to add a third actor, ... tragedy and satyr plays.

Those who are fortunate enough to discuss the ancient foundations of theatre with Kate Maguire, Artistic Director of the Berkshire Theatre Group, discover just how passionate she is about the ...

Satyr plays use wordplay, double entendres, and potty humor to undermine and poke fun at Greek tragedy. They are a precursor ...

Light relief is what the ancient Greek Satyr plays sought to provide - a riotous comic antidote to the doom and gloom of tragedy. And light relief is precisely what Phil Willmott's brisk, bold ...

The history of the Greek Satyr play, of which the Cyclops is the only surviving example, in an interesting one. Both tragedy and comedy in Greece were the results of evolution, continuing over a ...

UCLA undergraduate theater students rehearse a scene from their production of the “The Trackers,” an ancient Greek satyr play. As the afternoon sunlight filters through the windows of Macgowan ...