Throughout the history of theatre, technology has helped convey the story, amaze audiences and, at times, make theatrical performance possible. Over the centuries we have witnessed the growth of theater shown in its technology, namely staging, costumes, sets and lighting. We will trace the development and growth of these technologies from ancient Greece to the end of the 18th century. The technology of the ancient Greeks is, in fact, truly amazing. One has no choice but to be amazed at what they were capable of. The most astonishing of these technological achievements is the acoustics of their theaters. These theaters were nothing short of gigantic. Anyone sitting in any of the original 6,000 seats of the theater of Epidaurus (Epidaurus) or any other Greek amphitheater would have had no problem hearing any word spoken on stage. According to acoustician and ultrasound expert Nico Declercq, of Georgia Tech University, this was all an accident, as the Greeks had "unintentionally created a sophisticated acoustic filter" (McRainey). Personally I think the Greeks knew exactly what they were doing. It is not possible that the Greeks developed everything they did by accident. For example, already at the time of Thespis the Greeks were building permanent theaters, they had already moved away from the temporary wooden theaters of the past (Chopper 17-18). Developing further, the Greeks also began to use simple properties. The first recorded use of the properties was in a play written by Öschylus. The use of an altar or tomb, for example, became part of his performances. Furthermore, later in his career, he is credited with using the first painted backdrops. This... half of the paper... gan. “For the ancient Greek theater, the seating arrangement helped the acoustics.” The Whistleblower: News about faculty and staff at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia Tech Communications & Marketing, April 9, 2007. Web. November 24, 2009. "Epidaurus, Theater." Catalog of Perseus buildings. Network. November 24, 2009. .McCandless, Stanley R. A Stage Lighting Program. New Haven: Whitlock's Book Store, Inc., 1931. Print.Richard, Ashley. York Cycle Games. East Lansing: np, 2009. Print.Serlio, Sabbattini and Furttenbach. The Renaissance scene: documents by Serlio, Sabattini and Furttenbach. Trans. Allardyce Nicoll, John H. McDowell, and George R. Kernoodle. Ed. Barnard Hewitt. Coral Gables: University of Miami, 1958. Print.