Types of Theatre
Actors
Audience
100
Name one theatre that was very successful?
The Globe
100
Why are the actors so important?
They brought a visual element to the plays which were important.
100
List 3 things that the audience would do instead of watching the play.
The audience would laugh, flirt, fidget, eat, gamble, gossip, or smoke.
200
Who owned the Rose?
Philip Henslowe
200
Actors were rarely told how to act in scenes so they had to…
Create a mood for the scene on their own.
200
Other than the plays, what else would happen at the theatre?
There would be contests in punning and jesting (another form of entertainment)
300
Who was the owner of the first Theatre ever Built in London?
James Burbay
300
Main reason actors had to speak loudly:
They had no microphones and some of the audience was very far away from the stage.
300
Who are at the top of the scale of audience?
The Queen and the noblemen and noblewomen who comprised the court surrounding her.
400
How did the first globe burn down?
Burned down by a straw roof getting caught on fire.
400
What is a soliloquy?
When actors say their feelings alone on stage.
400
Why were gallants at the theatre if they did not want to watch the play or pay attention?
Gallants were there to be seen.
500
What did theatres usually have in terms of the architecture?
outdoor coliseum cobbled yards varying shapes of the theatres columns
500
What is doubling?
When an actor has more than one role per play.
500
Who are the groundlings?
A rowdy bunch who are quick to argue with each other and talk back to the actors.
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