THE FIRST THEATERS

Many people enjoy the different types of entertainment that they can get on their computers and phones. Many also like to go to concerts to listen to their favorite music. And some people like to visit a theater to watch actors perform a play.(lines 1–6)
People also went to theaters to see plays thousands of years ago. We can still visit some of those ancient theaters today. People built them on hills near important towns in Greece. The audience sat on stone steps on the side of the hill. Each theater was huge, and 20,000 people went to each play.(lines 7–11)
In those theaters, actors worked very hard. Each actor had more than one part in a play. It was also hard because actors shouted all the time so that everyone in the audience could hear them. The best actors got prizes and they became famous in all of Greece.(lines 12–14)