In 458 BC, the skene is introduced in the theater. A skene is a temporary building behind the area of the stage where the action takes place. It was used as scenery, or backdrop, and was also used as a changing area for the actors.
The parodos is the area at the side of the stage used for the entry of the chorus and the actors.
The stage itself was just an open area where the action took place. If there was a raised stage, it was very low. Later in history the stage became elevated like the modern stage stucture of today.
There is some evidence that scenery was used. There was some painted scenery behind the actors. Pinakes were flats/ panels that were moveable.
Actors were also flown around on stage through the use of a crane device.
There was a prop used in greek theater called an Ekkylklema. An Ekkyklema was a rolling wagon that would haul dead bodies on stage to show the results of violence, since all violence happened off stage.
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