2. Shakespeare’s Theater

3. Theater in London Performed in courtyards of inns The Theater—the first public theater—1576 Daytime/open air Limited set design Relied on music, sound, costumes, props and great description

4. The Competition Bear-baiting Races Gambling Music Drinking/socializing Prostitution Public executions

5. The Globe Built in 1599 Across the Thames- “Wrong side of town” King’s Men - Shakespeare’s company Penny admission

6. Wealthy Spectators Wealthy got benches All but the wealthy were uneducated and/or illiterate.

7. Groundlings “Groundlings” were poor people who stood and watched from the courtyard called the “pit.” Groundlings threw rotten vegetables at bad performances Women were not allowed (had to dress up as men to attend)

8. Staging Areas Stage--platform that extended into the pit Dressing and storage rooms in galleries behind and above stage Second-level Gallery—good for balcony scenes like in R & J Trap door—ghosts come out of it, underneath is called “Hell”

9. Not Like Today! No scenery Dramatic Conventions: Settings were described through dialogue Elaborate costumes Plenty of props Fast-paced, colorful--2 hours! Elizabethans were great listeners. Much more crowd interaction than today

10. Actors All men Female parts played by young boys No actual kissing or hugging on stage

11. The End.