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9/2/2006 What Differences can be seen in a Modern Theatre Production Compared to a Production of a Play in the City Dionysia? A production of a play in the Ancient Greek festival, The City Dionysia, would have been quite different from production preformed in a modern theatre. We will consider these differences by looking at a number of techniques and procedures from an Ancient Greek play. Special affects in a modern theatre are very complicated compared to the sound and visual effects used in an ancient production. For example, in a modern theatre electronic sounds may be used to make thunder effects but in the ancient plays a large stone was simply rolled down a tunnel that ran underneath the theatron. This caused a low rumbling sound which sounded like thunder to the audience above. Another example is the sound imitating horse's hooves. Two hollow, wooden cups would have been clapped together to...

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