In the Elizabethan time. The performers did where costumes they were mostly fabric neck dresses and short trousers. Performances were mostly scripted most of them were commonly scripted by Shakespeare. Performers in the Elizabethan time were mostly male, but towards the end they let women play. There was only one type of stage which was thrust. One of the most popular player writers in Elizabethan time where Shakespeare. The audience was both upper and lower, but upper audiences had to sit in Booths and the lower audience sat in a mosh pit. The Elizabethan period was the Middle Ages from 1563 - 1642. According to the book we got our information from (medieval ages), the Performers from the Elizabethan period did wear costumes. The performers
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The only gender that performed in Elizabethan Theatre was male. Until the end of the period, males weren’t the only gender in the plays females were then later allowed to play towards the end. An interesting fact is when there was a female in the play a male would play that …show more content…
This type of stage was the thrust stage. In the Elizabethan time period, they would use the thrust stage to make it more of an experience. This was the only type of stage used in this period. There was one infamous playwright. He created most of the well-known memorable plays of the Elizabeth and period. His name was Shakespeare. To name a few of his famous playwrights there are Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. We got her information from Wikipedia. According to this website, the Elizabethan period was from 1563 to 1642. This was more commonly referred to as the Middle Age. This was one of the most historic, theatrical periods that lasted almost a century. Theatrical life was just outside London, as the theatre was banned in the city of London, but plays were performed by companies all over England. Elizabethan companies even toured and performed English plays. Also interesting as it already was, the costumes were used to recognise the characters. Colors showed class, and costumes were made to show that. For example, if a character was royalty, their costume incorporated purple. The colors allowed viewers to know the roles of each actor when they came on
The only gender that performed in Elizabethan Theatre was male. Until the end of the period, males weren’t the only gender in the plays females were then later allowed to play towards the end. An interesting fact is when there was a female in the play a male would play that …show more content…
This type of stage was the thrust stage. In the Elizabethan time period, they would use the thrust stage to make it more of an experience. This was the only type of stage used in this period. There was one infamous playwright. He created most of the well-known memorable plays of the Elizabeth and period. His name was Shakespeare. To name a few of his famous playwrights there are Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. We got her information from Wikipedia. According to this website, the Elizabethan period was from 1563 to 1642. This was more commonly referred to as the Middle Age. This was one of the most historic, theatrical periods that lasted almost a century. Theatrical life was just outside London, as the theatre was banned in the city of London, but plays were performed by companies all over England. Elizabethan companies even toured and performed English plays. Also interesting as it already was, the costumes were used to recognise the characters. Colors showed class, and costumes were made to show that. For example, if a character was royalty, their costume incorporated purple. The colors allowed viewers to know the roles of each actor when they came on