In this book David Wiles introduces ancient Greek theater to students and enthusiasts interested in knowing how the plays were performed. Theater was a ceremony bound up with fundamental activities in ancient Athenian life and Wiles explores those elements that created the theater of the time. Actors rather than writers are the book s main concern and Wiles examines how the actor used the resources of story-telling dance mask song and visual action to create a large-scale event that would shape the life of the citizen community.