1. RENAISSANCE THEATRE Kofi Sekyeye Erin Kivett Sabura Hudson Antonin Koudelka

2. Time Period  The time period of the Renaissance era spanned the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.

3. Performance Locations  Many Renaissance plays were performed at these famous theaters:  Globe Theatre  Swan Theatre  Curtain Theatre  Rose Theatre  Fortune Theatre  Hope Theatre  Blackfriars Theatre Swan Theatre

4. The Performers  Most plays were performed by men, even playing women roles.  Very little amounts of women performed.  Orphans or poor children usually played children in the plays.

5. The Audience  Plays were performed to accommodate the literary capacity of the illiterate.  Most royalty did not feel compelled to go to the theaters themselves, however they may have payed more for better quality seats.

6. Innovations/Stage Design  The main stage innovations of the era made changes to the inner stage and the curtain.  Even though most plays were performed for the lower class, the theaters were royally themed. Harry Ransom Theatre; as you can see, the inner part and the curtain of the stage were very fancy. 

7. Famous Playwrights  A few of the era’s famous playwrights are:  Ben Jonson (1572-1637)  William Shakespeare (1564-1616)  Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)  Edmund Spenser (1552-1599)  Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)  John Calvin (1509-1564) Of the more famous, William Shakespeare is probably the most quoted and documented of the Renaissance era.

8. Famous Plays  A few famous plays of the Renaissance era are:  Titus Andronicus  Ralph Roister Doister  Gorboduc  The Play of the Weather  Cambyses  Henry VII  The Tempest

9. Actors and Themes  Two actors that specifically stood out in the Renaissance era were Edward Alleyn(1566-1626) and Richard Burbage(1567-1619).  The themes of the Renaissance consisted mostly of dramatic and tragic plays, but also a few comedy.

10. Works Cited  Hartnoll, Phyllis. The Concise History of Theatre. New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., 1970. Print.  Rahn, Josh. “Renaissance Literature.” The Literature Network. The Literature Netowrk, 2011. Web. 11 April 2012.