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Design of the Globe Theater

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What was the Globe Theatre like in Shakespeare’s time? (Emma)

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What was the Globe Theatre like in Shakespeare’s time? (Emma)

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“In 1576, when Shakespeare was still a 12-year-old in Stratford, James Burbage built the Theatre just outside London. The Theatre was among the first playhouses in England since Roman times,” (“Shakespeare’s Theater”).  It had three tiers and a raised stage at one end.  The cheaper the tickets meant the cheaper seats you got.  “A few years later, the Burbages lost their lease on the Theatre site and began construction of a new, larger playhouse, the Globe, just south of the Thames. To pay for it, they shared the lease with the five partners (called actor-sharers) in the Lord Chamberlain's company, including Shakespeare,” (Shakespeare’s Theater”).  In 1613 the theater burned to the ground while Henry VIII was being performed but the theater was rebuilt in 1614.  The open roof made it difficult to perform plays in the rain.  “Playgoers in Shakespeare's day paid a penny to stand in the uncovered yard of a playhouse, or two pennies for a balcony seat,” (Shakespeare’s Theater”).

Most of the women roles were actually played by men.  “Costumes, a major investment for an acting company, provided the essential "spectacle" of the plays and were often second-hand clothes once owned and worn by real-life nobles,” (Shakespeare’s Theater).  The only props on stage were the ones needed for the play.  The audience like to drink and eat during the plays.

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How did the design of the Globe Theatre contribute to the experience of watching Shakespeare’s plays? (Jessica)

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How did the design of the Globe Theatre contribute to the experience of watching Shakespeare’s plays? (Jessica)

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The Globe Theatre was a place of wonderful performances, plays, and entertainment with its unique aspects and architectural features. The playhouse was built to be circular rather than other theatres, which were shaped like D’s. The Globe Theatre had three levels of seating in its galleries and a pit to stand in the yard; it was open for anyone of any class to enjoy. It was often crowded and could hold up to 3,000 people. There was no roof on the playhouse and only the galleries were sheltered so people in the pit had no cover when it rained. Galleries seats had cushions and the rich usually seat there. Noblemen could afford better seats and had special reserved seats on the balcony. Plays were “staged in the afternoon” since the sun was the only source of light and took place during the summer. (Gurr) The stage was often bare and had little scenery except for small props like a bed or throne; to introduce the setting, actors used words so much of staging was metatheatrical.
The Glove had a large rectangular stage, which measured 43 ft by 27 ft and was raised 5 ft off the ground; it had many trap doors. The Globe’s interior design was different from other theaters because it has a stage with different levels. Each level had a symbolic meaning: the space above the stage represented the “heavens”. Through a trapdoor, actors could reach the heavens and acts gods or other characters by calling down to the stage or descend using ropes. The space below the stage represented the underworld and gods or ghosts could come up through a trapdoor between the stage and the underworld. The back wall of the stage included a balcony above it, which were used for scenes like in Romeo and Juliet or could house musicians. The audience completely “surrounded the stage” and allowed the people to be more involved as they were close to the actors and could feel more connected. (Gurr)

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Gurr, Andrew. “Globe Theatre.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 10 May 2017, www.britannica.com/topic/Globe-Theatre. Accessed 4/23/2019

“Shakespeare's Theater.” Folger Shakespeare Library, 17 Feb. 2015, www.folger.edu/shakespeares-theater.  Accessed 4/23/2019