\paperw4995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 In its most mature form, the theater probably originated sometime between the sixth and fifth century BC in Athens, wh
ere important theatrical competitions were held in honor of \b \cf4 \ATXht103 Dionysus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . By the middle of the fifth century these buildings had spread all over Greece. The fundamental elements of the Greek theater were the \b \cf1 \ATXht15 orchestra\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , koilon, and skene. The orchestra was a circular space in which the chorus stood. At an uncertain date it became the practice for certain actors to separate from the chorus and perform on the logeion, a stage that was set in fr
