A notable figure who blazed the trail for Greek tragedy was a man named Thespis. A poet and actor, Thespis began to act out individual characters by switching between different masks. In its earliest ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black in Western Art Archive at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute, part of ...

The notion of a classical Greek theater festival may sound stuffy and archaic but don’t be fooled. An inspired tradition at the University of Utah, the centuries-old plays are performed outdoors —Red ...

Restoration work on the theater in the Ancient Greek city of Laodicea, located in the ancient area of Smyrna, has now been ...

From Athens' experimental stages to the Greek Festival, Chrysikou transforms history, tragedy, and lived experience into ...