2. By: Jordan Kane, Angelina DeSanto Andrew Schoen Shivani Patel & Tim Graham

3.  The 1598 decision to build the playhouse came about as the answer to The Lord Chamberlain’s Men’s problems.The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (Shakespeare, J & R Burbage, G Byran, John Hemminges, Augustine Phillips, Thomas Pope and Will Sly) had no where else to readily perform their plays.  Thus, the construction of “The Globe”.

4.  Located near the river Thames, the playhouse wasn’t in central London  Landed in a district called Southwark outside of central London.  Southwark hadn’t been too different from what we’d call a "bad" city today, certainly not the place to find respectable gentry.

5. BBuilt to the engineering standards of 1599, the famous playhouse was a large circular structure, three stories high. AA small straw hatched roof only partially covered the circular structure, kind of like a modern football stadium. IIn the center, pushed up against one interior side, extended the 5 feet high main stage. BBehind the stage was two doors for actors changing rooms AAbove this stage was a balcony, flanked by two further balconies serving as playhouse boxes. AAgain like a stadium, three rows of seating forming circular bands wrapped around the interior. These galleries at two pennies, cost more, but offered the comfort of seating. TThose in the central uncovered courtyard had to stand through what could be a three hour performance, rain or shine.

6. PPlay attendees really had to use their imagination because there were no backdrops or lighting to illustrate what is happening also there were very few props. TThere was in fact very colorful costumes and great use of the balconies.

7.  The first play, that we know of, that was performed is Julius Caesar in 1599  Other plays that were performed  Hamlet  Twelfth Night Or What You Will  Richard 11  Troilus and Cressida  All’s well that ends well  Timon of Athens  King Lear  Macbeth  Pericles  Prince of Tyre And possible others

8.  In 1601, the performers were bribed to perform Richard II.  The play had an Anti-Monarchic message towards English royalty.  The day after the play, there was a planned rebellion.  However, the rebellion failed, and Shakespeare's theatre was investigated for being a part of the plot.

9.  Cost  For the open roof area the cost was a penny Roughly 10% of workers daily wage  For the closed roof area the cost was two pennies  Famous actors  Richard Burbage Son of the builder James Burbage Considered one of the greatest Elizabethan actor of all time Roles Hamlet King Lear Othello

10.  June 28, 1613  A fake cannon shot during a showing of Henry VII set the building on fire  The entire building was burnt down  The new building was built one year later  The new location was across the Thames river with tile replacing the straw ceiling

11.  In 1642 as Puritanical forces made their presence felt in England, playhouses no longer were a place of laughter but one of evil sin.  Predictably then, all of England’s playhouses were promptly closed down to protect the good people of England.  Just two years later in 1644, where Hamlet was once performed, the famous playhouse was taken down, its presence replaced by housing instead. One of the greatest eras in playhouse was at an end...

12.  Located in Southwark at the exact same place the original was built.  Differences  The difference is the replica's exits had to be larger to fulfill with today’s fire regulations  The replica despite being built of the very same oak and deal timbers, is not in the same Maiden Lane (called Park Street today) location of the original, but is nearby.

13.  “Shakespeare’s Globe.” bard web. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2012. http://bardweb.net/globe.html. http://bardweb.net/globe.html  “Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre at AbsoluteShakespeare.com.” Absolute Shakespeare – plays, quotes, summaries, essays…. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2012. http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/ globe/globe.html. http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/ globe/globe.html