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Answered 2010-01-13 14:52:20
Greekplays are still performed today however they are performed generally in modern day theatres now. There are only 43 original Greek script still existing today, mostly being tragedies. Greek theatre also influences a lot of modern day script that are written, such as soaps, as they take a real life situation and dramatize it, just as they did in the 5th century.
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