ACTOR

Career Research Project

CPT10
By Olivia Saladin
An actor, actress, or player is a person
who acts in a dramatic production
and who works in film, television,
theatre, or radio in that capacity.
How it came about
The Greeks invented two kinds of
drama, tragedy and comedy. Both were
performed several times during the year as
part of religious and agricultural festivals

Greek Theatre performance

The very first appearance of drama was in 600 BC in Attica, the
Greek region centered on Athens.
The poet Thespis developed a new musical form: He
impersonated a single character and engaged a
chorus of singer-dancers in dialogue. This form came
to be known as tragedy.
Thespis can be considered both the first
dramatist and the first actor. He also introduced
such things as the independent actor, as well as
masks, make up and costumes.
The drama of earlier times had almost no influence
on medieval drama. This was because the Christian
Church had a lot of influence in the society.

Medieval Theatre
In the Easter service, and later in the
Christmas service, dialogues were sung
and Priests, impersonating biblical figures,
acted out some scenes.