There were 12 important theaters during the Elizabethan Era, including the Globe Theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed from 1599 onward. The Globe was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's company after they were banned from the indoor Blackfriars Theater. It burned down in 1613 but was rebuilt the following year. The original Globe was a wooden, 20-sided building over 30 feet tall with three levels of galleries for seating. Special effects were used on stage, including trapdoors, music, and sometimes animals or props with fake blood. The basic stage layout included columns, stage doors, and a "heavens" area above for flying effects.

1. By Ross Kidd

2. Intro
In this PowerPoint, I will be showing you
important info on Elizabethan theatres and
staging techniques. This is what I will be
telling you about:
 Important Theaters of the era
 The Globe theater
 The Globe theater history
 The Globe theater physical aspects
 Staging techniques
 Parts of the stage

3. Important theaters of the
Elizabethan Era
There were only twelve important theaters during the era.
They were:
 Blackfriars theater
 Boars Head Inn
 The Cockpit
 Curtain Theater
 Fortune Theater
 Globe Theater
 Hope Theater
 Red Bull Theater
 Rose Theater
 Swan Theater
 The Theater
 Whitefriars theater

4. The Globe Theatre
 The globe theater is
where William
Shakespeare’s plays
have been performed
since 1599. It was built by
Shakespeare’s company
Lord Chamberlains
Men, since they were not
allowed to use the special
roofed facility of
Blackfriars Theatre. It
was called the second
best playhouse.

5. The Globe Theater History
 The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 since William
Shakespeare and the lord Chamberlains men could
not use the establishment of Blackfriars theatre. The
theatre was rushed to be built, but was a big success
anyway. But the theatre ended up burning down in
1613, and instead of finally being able to perform in
Blackfriars, Lord chamberlains men rebuilt a new
Globe in 1614. After years of success, the theatre
was pulled down in 1644 by the puritans, two years
after its closing, but in 1970, the original foundations
were found, and a newer, same styled theater was
built, and was renamed the Globe theatre.

6. The Globe Theater Physical
Aspects
 The old theater was 20-sided, stood over
30 feet high, contained three levels of
seating in its galleries. Entrance was
through two narrow passageways that
went under than into the galleries, or two
stair towers in the back of the galleries.
There were 20 galleries overall in the
Globe, and the stage stood about 5 feet
of the groung and connected to the tiring
house. There were two posts that held
up a cover so the actors and their
costmes wouldn’t get wet. The next
Globe had the same design, but
contained different colors and more
seating for the people. The Globe that
exists now is the same as all of the
others, but has the least amount of
seating.

7. Staging Techniques
 While on the stage, the actors had little time to
get ready for the next scene, as the scene could
change instantly due to little or no background.
The special effects usually came along with the
theatre, as they used the trapdoor, and ceiling for
these. The effects were done usually with these,
but sometimes had cannons, fireworks, live
animals, and the parts of a dead animal, which
were used to bloodily a handkerchief, or really be
used as the blood. Music was also used as a part
of the play, as it could describe the mood and
what the actors are encountering. The musicians
sat in a balcony on top of the stage.

8. Parts of the stage
The stage during Elizabethan
England was pretty basic. It
had Columns on each side,
the stage doors on each
side, a within, the stage , a
trapdoor on the stage floor,
and the ‘heavens’ above
the stage. These parts were
not just apart of stage, but
the play to. The Trap door
and stage ceiling were used
as the death grounds,
entrances, and heaven and
hell.

9. Bibliography
http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/article-248148
http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/article-248149
http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/article-248150
http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/article-248152
http://www.globe-theatre.org.uk/globe-theatre-special-effects.htm
http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/browse?browseId=248012
http://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/stage/a%20scene/scene
1.html
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