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What was the name of the first permanent theatre?
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the globe
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what was the globe made out of?
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wood/stucco/thatch
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how many people could fit in the original globe?
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3,000 people
1,000 were standing |
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what were the two ways people knew a play was going to happen?
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flag waved on the day there would be a show
trumpets sounded when the play was about to start |
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what was play season? why?
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winter, the plague spread less in the colder months
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outer stage
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also called "thrust stage" or "apron stage"
surrounded on 3 sides by the audience |
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the hell
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trapdoor on the ground where witches/ghosts/devils came out
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the heavens
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trapdoor above stage where angels/gods came out
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inner stage
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also called the alcove
similar to proscenium stage/represents interior rooms |
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upper stage
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also called the balcony
frequently used as musicians rooms or represents upper-storied rooms |
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tiring house
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dressing rooms
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the hut
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also called the attic
used as storage for props/costumes housed a canon (which may have caused the fire that burned down the original globe) |
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the yard
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also called the pit
standing area for groundlings/penny-stinkards very rowdy/verbal abuse common capacity -1,000 exposed to weather |
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groundings
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also called penny-stinkards
enjoyed action/sword fights/comedy very rowdy - verbal abuse common |
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galleries
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no limited number of people - rather cramped
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props
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limited - stools, chairs, tables, beds, torches, swords
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scenery
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very limited because plays were originally performed by traveling casts
audience was used to using their imaginations |
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special effects
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limited- had cannon and smoke
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lighting
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non-existant - held in afternoon; only natural lighting
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action
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sword fights appealed to groundlings
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make-up
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none (except to make boys into women)
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actresses
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non-existant because it was not a "proper job" (especially for a woman!)
females were played by boys/young men |
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proscenium
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modern stage
surrounded on only 1 side by audience separated with a curtain |
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gentlemen's rooms
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middle gallery/closest to the stage
richer patrons - cost 3 cents cushioned chairs |
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lords' rooms
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runs across top of stage (could hear better and be seen)
aristocracy only very close to stage (literally right on top) |
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costumes
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very extravagant
used over and over originally very easy to transport |
