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The Theater
During Shakespeare’s Time
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“The Wooden O”
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• 1576 – James
Burbage built the
first Englishtheatre
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• 1598 –Landownerswould not renewthe lease –theatre wasdismantled and
rebuilt across thehames !i"er
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• 1599 – he theatrewas rebuilt andnamed he #lobe
heatre
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• $ha%es&eare&erformedmost of his&la's at the#lobe andowned 1() ofthe theatre*
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Elizabethan Theater
• Called this to honor thequeen, Queen ElizabethI
• She loved art, musi,drama, and poetr!
• She "as a patron o# thearts$ % patron is a rih itizen
o# high rank "ho bakedan ating ompan!
• She liked Shakespeare’spla!s and proteted him
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&ames I
• 'eame king in ()*+
• as a supporter o#drama
• &ames beame thepatron o#Shakespeare’s atingompan!
• The! hanged theirompan! name #rom-ord Chamberlain’s.en to the /ing’s .en
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Important 0eople to the Theater
• The 1.aster o#2evels3 "as theo4ial ensor o#
pla!s• 5e approved or
ensored ontent
• % patron sponsored
an ating ompan!• %ting ompanies
had to be sponsoredb! a patron
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Important 0eople to the Theater
• Book holders keptthe scripts as eachactor usually onlyreceived his ownlines and not acomplete script.Bookholders would
help if an actorforgot his lines.
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%ting Companies
• Consisted o# 678+*ators
• 9emale roles pla!ed
b! bo!s• Eah ompan! had a
lo"n #or omirelie#
• 0la!s "ere "ritten"ith ators and theirabilities in mind
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• +rices to attendthe theatre rangefrom 1 &enn' to 1shilling ,1- cents.*
• +rices weredouble on the first&erformance*
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• +erformances began around -/((0
/(( +*2* after lunch but while thesun was still bright*
• +la's were announced b' a flag
being raised on to& of the theatre* 3white flag indicated a comed' and ablac% flag signaled a traged'
• trum&et blasts signaled that the &la'was beginning*
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3udience
• 3ll %inds of &eo&le came to the &la's/
nobilit'4 merchant class4 a&&rentices4
thie"es4 beggars4 etc*
• 2erchants sold their goods during the
&erformances*
• 3"erage wee%l' attendance to the theatre
was -(4((( &eo&le*
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• he #lobe heatre was round and couldseat -4((( &eo&le*
• he stage was 5 feet highthis %e&t
the audience from um&ing on the stage*
• #roundlings0 stood on the ground in frontof the stage– their admission &rice was
one &enn'0 %nown as the &enn' &ublic*
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• he stage hadthree areas ofacting/
1* outer stage
-* middle stage
* inner stage
•he ceiling of the stage areas was %nownas the :ea"ens and was &ainted with
signs of the ;odiac/ sun4 moon4 stars etc*
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•
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0arts o# the :lobe
;ard
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0arts o# the :lobe
Trap Door
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0arts o# the :lobe
.usiian’s
:aller!
Canop!
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+ro&s
• +ro&s were %e&tto a minimum –swords4 daggers4
shields4 scrolls4dishes4 candles*
+ro&s were brought
on and ta%en offthe stage as the&la' &rogressed*
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>ostumes>ostumes were the dress of e"er'da' life*
+eo&le of this time &eriod were "er' classconscious – the fabric of one=s clothingindicated to others his?her station in life*
satin0 taffeta0 "el"et @aristocrats ,rich. coarse wool @ commoner
can"as a&rons @ wor%ing men ,labors.
2ost costumes were "er' la"ish4 colorful andeA&ensi"e
h l f th
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• he color of theactors clothess'mboli;ed their
status in the &la'* scarlet @ rulers
dar% blue @ ser"ants
'ellow @ ealouscharacter
orange @ &ride
light blue @ honor
rose @ gallantr'
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• 2ost costumes were "er' la"ish4 colorfuland eA&ensi"e
• omen were not actors so the &arts ofwomen were &la'ed b' 'oung bo's – high"oice and no beard*
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he s%ills an actor had to ha"e were/
1* good fencer
-* dancer4 musician * good s&ea%ing "oice
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• 161 – #lobeheatre wasdestro'ed duringa &erformance of:enr' CDDD* irefrom a cannon
landed on thethatched roofand caught fire*
161F – 2oreelaborate theatrewas built on thesame s&ot*
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• 16FF – he +uritans tore down the #lobeheatre because the' belie"ed &la's were
immoral and caused sin*• 1666 – he London fire destro'ed all
traces of the #lobe heatre*
• 1997 – heatre reo&ened for&erformances 0 was rebuilt in the same&lace with same materials as the original*
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?7 million dollar reonstrution
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