The first plays were performed in the Theatre of Dionysus, built in the shadow of the Acropolis in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century, but theatres proved to be so popular they soon spread ...

(WYTV) — We have been going to the theater for centuries to watch storytelling ... a religious festival honoring Dionysus, the god of wine. The first actor in a Greek drama to step out of ...

The earliest origins of drama are to be found in Athens where ancient hymns, called dithyrambs, were sung in honor of the god Dionysus. These hymns were later adapted for choral processions in ...