Robert Viagas

And they would say, well, the god Zeus did this and Zeus did that.

And then one day there was one of these people in the chorus.

It was a guy named Thespis.

And that name sounds familiar.

This is where we get the word thespian from.

Thespis did something incredibly radical.

He walked in front of the chorus.

And instead of saying Zeus did this, Zeus did that, he said,

I am Zeus.

And here is what I did.

And people consider him the first actor.

And I have to tell you, audiences were shocked.

They were like, he's not Zeus.

He doesn't look like Zeus.

He just looks like it looks like Vespas from down the block.

But after a while, it was like, well, you know.

i don't know what what zeus sounds like but i bet he sounds just like that i think i think thespis is doing a good job and so audiences began to accept that actors that performers could

embody another character and it's and it's interesting for a long time there was only one actor supported by the chorus then they uh playwrights came along and said i have an idea we'll have two actors and they can argue with each other and that whole idea of

a chorus all speaking at the same time.

Can you imagine going into a movie where all the actors were saying the same lines at the same time?