THROUGHOUT HISTORY, the design of theatrical structures has been heavily influenced by the engineering and construction methods that were known to the people who built them. But just as important was the type of entertainment those people wanted to watch. The type of venue needed for a play based on words and ideas is entirely different from one needed for the spectacle of a Roman chariot race, or in modern times, a Taylor Swift concert. The Greeks were the first culture to build large theatres specifically for entertainment, and invented the amphitheatre, which is largely the same today as it was back then. Greek amphitheatres became the archetype for all subsequent venues, especially open air ones. But they didn’t ...
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