classic

Explain the earliest origins of drama.

found in Athens. where ancient hymns (called dithyrambs) were sung for the ancient God Dionysus.

Who later set up public festivals involving music, dance, and poetry in honour of Dionysus?

a Dionysiac missionary named Pegasus

How did Thespis come to be the world’s first actor?

leaping on to the back of a wooden cart and reciting poetry as if he were the characters whose lines he was reading.

Where were the first plays performed?

Athens the Theatre of Dionysus