Elizabethan theatre by MK Schopka https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l en-us 2021-01-26 18:28:15 UTC 2023-02-20 23:40:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1129077769 - open air -> good light, the performance took place in the morning or early afternoon
- minimalistic setting 
- galleries (on a higher level) -> seats for the noble 
- yard -> where the commoners stood 
- no curtains separating the audience from the stage 
- trap door -> for sudden entry of actors 
- looks like an amphitheater 
- the stage is surrounded on three sides by the audience 
- elements of roman and greek architecture styles 

Susanne ]]> 2021-01-26 21:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1129077769 https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1130416515 The Elizabethan theatre audiences attracted people from all classes. The Upper Class nobility and the Lower class commoners.

-Celina]]> 2021-01-27 08:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1130416515 https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1130429382 The most famous actors:
-Edward Alleyn (1566-1626)
-Robert Armin (1568-1615)
-Christopher Beeston (1570-1638)
-Richard Burbage (1567-1619)
-Henry Condell (1568-1627)
-Nathan Field (1587-1619)
-John Heminge (1556-1630)
-William Kempe (1560-1603)
-John Lowin (1576-1659)
-William Rowley (1585-1642)
-William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
-Joseph Taylor (1586-1652)

-Celina]]> 2021-01-27 08:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1130429382 https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1131169052 - the yard where the ordinary people stood, was as shown in the video, right next to the stage so that the actors were only a few meters away -> the people in the first row put their arms on the stage probably because they wanted to feel even more involved
- during the whole scene the audience is quiet and compassionate -
-> we can see in their eyes and due to the fact that some of them are crying that they are fully enthralled and empathic 
--> when Juliet awakens the audience is surprised and shocked – besides they even forget to applaud in the end because they can´t believe the dramatic ending of Shakespeare´s play

~ Natalie

]]> 2021-01-27 12:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1131169052 https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1135407157 - In Shakespeare´s days, female 
  parts were played by male actors
- Women were acting elsewhere in
  Europe but they were not allowed
  to perform in public theatres in 
  England until 1660
- Actors in a company earned 
   more than the hired men
- Actors’ earnings also depended on
  where the company was playing
- There were a great variety of 
  characters to be played and some
  actors were renowned for playing 
  a certain type of character 
-

Alina

 

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  • a small stage compared to the modern theater
  • actors entered the stage through the two rear doors or through a trap door
  • actors also had the possibility to hide behind the two columns or the tapestry
  • not many requisites --> financial reason

    • Aurelia

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  • -for a penny the audience could stand around the stage --> 3 pages
  • -for more money -->  seats in the three galleries on the outside or in the back of the stage

    • Aurelia
    ]]>     2021-01-28 13:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1136119959     Architectur https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1143596088 -upper gallery 
    -middle gallery 
    -the yard 
       ->explained by Suanne
    -Gallery above the stage 
       ->they were sometimes used by musicians and spectators 
    -dressing room above the stage 
    -backstage area 
    -trapdoor in stage 
    -stage 

    Saskia ]]>     2021-01-30 14:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1143596088     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1145207768 •well structured system governing social life
    •infinite chain; everything is ordered 
    •the more spirit the higher the place
    •God as creator over all
    •Nature = God’s creation; everything that exists 

    Cora]]>     2021-01-31 11:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1145207768     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1148824154 - men and women today are equally active in all theatre productions
    - in Elizabethan era, women weren't allowed such a career
    - Elizabethan theatre was much more interactive than today
    Elizabethan stage was more open than in modern day
    - modern day theatre also has advanced technology

    Kaya]]>     2021-02-01 14:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1148824154     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1148880599 - there were eight spheres of varying size, on which planets like Mars, Jupiter, the sun and the moon were fixed
    - the nearer to the centre, the more worse got the mixture of the four elements
    - the stars influenced people's feelings and what happens --> life was influenced by external facts 

    Kaya]]>     2021-02-01 14:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1148880599     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154150228 --> were situated outside the city
    --> offered performances every day
    --> presented plays, dances and music
    --> were attended by people from all social ranks
    --> all performances were presented during the day
    --> there was no lighting or special sound effects

    - Carla und Isabel]]>     2021-02-02 15:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154150228     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154184383 - No female actor
    - female roles were played by men, they got dressed up and put make up on
    - woman were only part of the audiences, in the Elizabethan theatre
    - woman were supposed to stay at home, teach the children, cook and do society work
    Carla und Isabel ]]>     2021-02-02 15:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154184383     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154205969 --> people from all social ranks attended 
    --> the audience could smoke, eat and drink

    - Carla und Isabel]]>     2021-02-02 15:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154205969     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154222571 The acting skills were very important for the performance as it was a time with no visual, tone or lighting effects.

    → Imagination depended totally on the language used in the play

    - Carla und Isabel]]>     2021-02-02 15:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1154222571     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1155323458 The actors also are the narrator. Also they wear very colorful and expensive clothing. The leading actors will stand right in front of the audience for an monolog.

    -Nick and Luca]]>     2021-02-02 18:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1155323458     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1155893691 There have also been child-actors who were even seen as competitors by the adult actors.

    - Anna]]>     2021-02-02 20:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1155893691     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1156559091
  • the audience was a lot more free to do as the pleased (a little like the audiences in sports today) in Elizabethan theatre, while we are expected to be quiet, sit still and be respectful
  • The people watching the plays mostly didn't have completely seperated seats. They paid to sit or stand in an area 
  • One had to watch out for pick pockets during performances
  • There were vendors going around during the performance to sell beer etc.
  •  Actors often played multiple roles, so costumes were key
  • The audience sat/ stood so close to the stage that the first row almost sat on the satge as well


    • Magdalena 
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  • The theatres in London were polygonal (the Globe was 20 sided for example)
  • Theatres looked a bit like amphitheatres with a roof
  • The people sitting in the galleries or even in their own box did not just do it to see the stage better, but also to be seen 
  • The stage wasn't completely cut off from the area were the common people watched from; it was built on stilts in the area where the audience was so that people were able to watch from the sides as well as from the front


    • Magdalena 
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  • The actors didn‘t use a lot of props
  • Sound effects were used 
    •           -> they were made backstage or in the highest gallery
    • Actors  had to play multiple roles; this meant that they had to show the audience who they were through costumes and their acting
    • Since most plays seem to have been written in verses (traditionally at least), it was important for the actors to accentuate the words in a particular manner
    • The actors had a very expensive wardrobe, since noblemen etc would sometimes give their clothes to their servants as gifts who sold them to actors, vecause they weren’t allowed to wear them. This meant that the performance was enhanced through expensive wardrobe.


    Magdalena Lyon
    ]]>     2021-02-03 08:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1157449960     https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1157491138 - the construction of these buildings consisted of a wooden framework
    - the roof was covered with thatch or wooden shingles

    Klara]]>     2021-02-03 08:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/schopkamk/w4akb3iu898sbn7l/wish/1157491138