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The Wooden O
1576 James
Burbage built the
first English
theatre
1598
Landowners
would not renew
the lease
theatre was
dismantled and
rebuilt across the
Thames River
Shakespeare
performed
most of his
plays at the
Globe and
owned 10% of
the theatre.
Elizabethan Theater
Called this to honor the
queen, Queen Elizabeth
I
She loved art, music,
drama, and poetry
She was a patron of the
arts
A patron is a rich citizen
of high rank who backed
an acting company
James I
Became king in 1603
Was a supporter of
drama
James became the
patron of
Shakespeares acting
company
They changed their
company name from
Lord Chamberlains
Men to the Kings Men
Acting Companies
Consisted of 25-30
actors
Female roles played
by boys
Each company had a
clown for comic
relief
Plays were written
with actors and their
abilities in mind
Prices to attend
the theatre range
from 1 penny to 1
shilling (12 cents).
Prices were
double on the first
performance.
Performances began around 2:003:00 P.M. after lunch but while the
sun was still bright.
Plays were announced by a flag
being raised on top of the theatre. A
white flag indicated a comedy and a
black flag signaled a tragedy
3 trumpet blasts signaled that the play
was beginning.
Audience
All kinds of people came to the plays:
nobility, merchant class, apprentices,
thieves, beggars, etc.
Merchants sold their goods during the
performances.
Average weekly attendance to the theatre
was 20,000 people.
Under the
stages trap
door was an
area known
as Hell
used for
special
effects such
as ghosts
coming and
going.
Yard
Permanent Door
(stage entrance and exit)
Platform
(where
groundlings
stood)
(main acting area)
Galleries
Terras
(3 tiers of seats
for audience
members)
(balcony)
Study
(inner stage)
Trap Door
(lead to an area beneath the stage
known as Hell)
Flag
Huts
Musicians
Gallery
Props
Props were kept
to a minimum
swords, daggers,
shields, scrolls,
dishes, candles.
Props were brought
on and taken off
the stage as the
play progressed.
Costumes
Costumes were the dress of everyday life.
People of this time period were very class
conscious the fabric of ones clothing
indicated to others his/her station in life.
satin- taffeta- velvet =aristocrats (rich)
coarse wool = commoner
canvas aprons = working men (labors)
Most costumes were very lavish, colorful and
expensive
1613 Globe
Theatre was
destroyed during
a performance of
Henry VIII. Fire
from a cannon
landed on the
thatched roof
and caught fire.
1614 More
elaborate theatre
was built on the
same spot.