DECEMBER 7, 1994         The designs of theatres during the last five-hundred centuries b.c. varied in many ways of construction and design. The technical advances in acoustics and construction were enormous. The placement of the seating and construction of the stage and even sizes of the theatres varied from theatre to theatre. They varied from open-air to roofed, both columned and free-spanned roofs. The versatility of uses of these auditoriums varied from holding sports events to speakers …showed first 75 words of 1312 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1312 total…know that they learned from their mistakes which has helped designers build better buildings since their time. WORKS CITED Cheney Sheldon. The Theatre: Three Thousand Years of Drama, Acting, and Stagecraft. New York. David McKay Co. 1958. Izenour, George C. Roofed Theatres of Classical Antiquity. New Haven. Yale University Press. 1992. Molinari, Cesare. Theatre Throughout the Ages. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1975. Pickard, A.W. and Cambridge. The Theatre of Dionysus in Athens. London. Oxford University Press. 1956.