what does skene mean in greek theatre
The word skene means tent or hut, and it is thought that the original building for this purpose was constructed of perishable material, such as wood, and was a temporary structure. The skene broke the circularity of design in the Greek theater. In the course of time, the skene underwent extensive alterations.At first it was a simple wooden structure; later it became a series of complex stone buildings (permanent) with such areas as the paraskenion, the proskenion, the hyposkenion, the episkenion with its thyromata, and the logeion.he skene also served as another hidden stage.. At times some of the action went on inside, in which case it was up to the audience to decide what was happening based on the noises coming from the inside. The proskenion was the main playing area.