Color Scheme for Scenery

The Parthenon

It is important to pay attention to color scheme when designing a set. The aim of an authentic representation of Greek theater is to in fact be as authentic as possible. In review of different pictures of Ancient Greek structures, it is clear that different structures were made of great structure and color. There was pride in the artistic genius put into making these buildings. This could be seen in the design for Oedipus the King. But unfortunately, not many know of how colorful and exciting the buildings were back in their time. So in applying scenic design to modern day setting, it may be a wiser decision to make the structures and color scheme resemble the way buildings such as the Parthenon look as of today. If you were to have a vibrant colorful structure, people may view the scenery as weird or non fitting. This would be due to the lack of knowledge but it seems more of a common understanding and concept of what these structures look like. Sometimes you have to change from authenticity to get the audience engaged, and if people aren't familiar with how vibrant the structures used to look, then you should produce what people are used to.

Paestum

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Pictures found on Google Images (Search Result: Greek Architecture)