Shakespeare's Theater
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SHAKESPEARE'S THEATER
By Morgan Muller, Katherine Roberts, Ashley Rozelle, and Tori Stryweski.
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STAGING AND PERFORMANCE
Changing scenes.DialogueCast Leaving the stageProps
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STAGES AND PERFORMANCE (CONTINUED)
ActingEntering Boy Actors
Starting out
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INSIDE THE THEATERS
Theaters Then v. Today
Theaters were usually small in size.
Although they were small they held very large audiences of 2-3 thousand.
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INSIDE THE THEATERS (CONTINUED)
There were no roofs on the theaters except on the stage
They called the roof “the heavens.”
Floors Made of mortar or sometimes a mix of hazelnut shells and ash.
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BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS
Philip HensloweOwned the Rose
Leased it to companies of actorsActed as manager of the companies
Played playwrights for playsBought propertiesRecovered his outlay from the actors
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BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS (CONTINUED)
The GlobeManaged itself
Had principle actorsShakespeare was a “sharer”
Five of the sharers owned the Globe
ShakespeareSharer, actor, playwright“Common Players” – those who did not have a patron or master – were in a class of “vagabonds and sturdy beggars”
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LO N DON PLAYHO US ES AN D O THER S ITES
Outdoor or Indoor playhouses.
London Inns were important playing places up until the 1590s.
Actors sometimes performed in royal residences.
First London outdoor public playhouse – the Theatre.
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LONDON P L AYHO U S ES AND OTHER S I TES
Other famous public playhouses include the Curtain, the Fortune, the Rose, the Swan, the Globe, and the Hope.
The Globe was built from wood from the Theatre.
A second Globe was built after the first on burned down.
A model of the Rose theatre
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WORK CITED
"Shakespeare's Theater-Folger Shakespeare Library." -Folger Shakespeare Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Apr. 2011.