This is my alternative:


Hellenic theatres were more concerned with function over form, with the first ones were built on natural hillsides with wooden scaffolding. Their architecture reflects this, and theatres were sometimes little more than a wooden stage on a hillside with no protection from the elements. The basic design was a semicircular seating area around a wooden skene, or stage, although this was often ignored. \n\n(I assume this is a new line thing). Originally, theatres were built as temples to Dionysos, although later the performance of plays took precedence over any religious ceremonies. The most well-known, and hence performed, plays were tragedies by famous fifth century Athenian playwrights such as (give example here), although theatres were also used for comedies, satyr plays and civic performances (which are? I don't think we need to mention these). Theatres were open to all, and the citizens who could go would be happier than those who couldn't.