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How many woman actors did the company usually feature?
The company did not feature any girls, only boys were actors. The boys played both girl and boy parts which was quite comical in plays.
Was Shakespeare an actor? What was the term used for actors?
Shakespeare was an acting member of the Globe. Actors were called players and a group of players were called a troupe.
How were the seating arrangements for the audience? How did one get a good seat?
A lot of people sat in the gallery, a series of benches faced toward the stage. Most seats were under cover and cost 2 or 3 pennies. Most everyone else (poor) could pay a penny to stand in the un roofed section of the theatre. Wealthier people paid to sit in their own boxes separated from the other playgoers. Some even paid to sit on a stool on the stage.
What type of people where Shakespeare's plays preformed for?
Everybody came to see Shakespeare's plays.
What would the audience do if they did not like a performance?
If they did like the performance then they would wait quietly and politely until the play was finished and then they would yell/scream insults and throw fruit at the players.Sometimes the players may continue the play and sometimes they may scream back.
What happened to the original Globe Theatre?
The original Globe Theatre was burned down.
Where did the timbers to build the second Globe come from?
They took the left overs from the original Globe Theatre when it was burned down.
Citations
Allison, Amy. Shakespeare's Globe. San Diego: Lucent, 2000. Print.
Currie, Stephen. An Actor on the Elizabethan Stage. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 2003. Print.
Shakespeare on the stage of the newly built Globe theatre. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.