THTR 1020 Chapter : Elizabethan Theatre
Document Summary
Elizabethan theatre: public theatres were in open-air spaces, 2000-3000 audience members. Conventions: burned in 1613, rebuilt, then pulled down in 1644, no curtain, very few set pieces or props, no female actors. Professional companies: shareholders: produced and chose the plays, took on the major roles, wrote plays, management. Shakespeare"s comedies: hirelings: contracted for minor roles (5-10 shillings/week, apprentices: as young as 10, lasted 3-12 years. Some continued as actors, but not all: use of word play, mistaken identities, complex plots, many times, they end with a wedding. **shakespeare: shareholder lord chamberlain"s men ex: comedy of errors, a midsummer"s night"s dream, the taming of the shrew: title is a reference to january 6th the epiphany, dated between 1600-1602, first printed in 1623 first folio.
