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The Globe theatre was an Elizabethean theatre that staged many of Shakespeare's

including Julius Caesar, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear and Hamlet

1. What was the roof over the stage often called?

2. Who wore masks to the play to hide their identity

3.What was the estimated width of the stage?

4. What did a regular seat cost?

5. What did the actors use to create a night effect?

6. Why did the theatre close in 1593 and 1608?

7. What was it called when the actors were whispered their lines as the scee progressed?

Trivia

The Globe Theatre was built by a carpenter named Peter Smith and his workforce

Many of the boy actor died of poisoning due to the vast quantities of lead in their makeup

The crest and motto of the Globe Theater above the main entrance of the Globe was a crest displaying Hercules bearing the globe on his shoulders together with the motto "Totus mundus agit histrionem" meaning the whole world is a playhouse. This phrase was slightly re-worded in the William Shakespeare's play As You Like It - "All the world’s a stage".

In 1591 the growing popularity of theatres led to a law closing all theaters on Thursdays so that the bull and bear bating industries would not be neglected!

William Shakespeare's rumored favorite role was Hamlet's ghost

Richard Burbadge's influence on Shakespeare is speculated by many that he wrote the tragic figures of Othello, King Lear and Hamlet with him in mind.

Playwrights

The playwrights were the people who wrote the plays

The Globe Theatre

What was the cost of tickets?

  • "Pit" seating cost 1 penny
  • Regular seats cost about 3-4 pence
  • Kings, Queens, Lords, and Dukes paid 5-6 pence for cushioned seating.

What was the method of lighting?

The Globe Theatre mainly utilized natural light. The roof was open which allowed enough daylight to illuminate the whole theatre. During the day, artificial lighting was used to create a night effect.

What was the Layout?

  • The base of the stage was called "the pit"
  • In the middle and the top of the stage were trap doors.
  • Downstage were large columns that help the roof up
  • The back wall had 2-3 doors on the main level, and a balcony on the second
  • The doors entered into the backstage area where the actors would change costumes and wait for their entrance

What was the layout?

Actors

  • It was illegal for a woman to step foot on an Elizabethan stage.
  • Shakespeare even acted in plays as well
  • Actors that played jesters or clowns were considered celebrities
  • Actors required certain skill sets
  • were paid based on the roles they played

Producer: Richard Burbage and his, brother Cuthbert Burbage

  • actual dimensions are unknown but evidence suggests the following:
  • It was a three-story, open air Amphitheatre between 97 and 102 feet in diameter.
  • It could hold 3000 spectators
  • The theatre was round and had the shape of a 20 (or possibly 18) sided polygon
  • The Stage measured about 43 feet in width and 27 feet in depth and about 5 feet in height

What was the Globe theatre?

Who attended?

  • The commoners or “groundlings” would pay a penny to watch from the yard
  • The gentry would pay more to sit in the galleries where they could stay out of the sun or rain and also have a cushioned seat if they paid extra
  • The very wealthy nobles would sometimes even have a chair sitting on the side of the stage.

QUESTIONS

The Producers

Cuthburt and Richar Burbadge, John Heminge, Augustine Phillips, Will Kempe, William Shakespeare.

1644: the Puritans demolished the Globe theatre during the English Civil War

June 29, 1613: The Theatre is burnt to the ground

1597: Lease is up

1594: The Lord Chamberlin Company was formed

1576: Theatre was built

1593: Theatre closes

1595: First Shakespeare play performed

1614: The globe is rebuilt

1599: The theatre is reopened

What was a day at the theatre like?

  • Going to see a play at the globe theatre was less of a formal event, and more like going to a concert.
  • The rehearsed in the mornings. Performed skits before the play. Performed the plays in the afternoon for daylight
  • The groundlings were very violent while watching
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