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As the Globe Theater and Acting Companies Expert for your group, you will be
expected to research information on both the Globe Theater and the acting
companies that performed there. You will need to write a brief overview of
the history of the Globe Theater and discover some of the rules of the
theater back then. You will also need to know some good information about
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Make sure you find one or two good pictures to
use in the playbill.
Some important questions you may want to consider when conducting your
research are:
1) When was the Globe Theater built? Who constructed it? How many
times did it have to be rebuilt and why?
2) How many people did it seat? What was its construction like (how
many levels, who sat in which seats, etc.)?
3) How much did it cost for someone to see a play? Did it cost more
for certain seats?
4) What are groundlings and how did they get their name?
5) How did people know when a play was being performed? What
sign was there if a play was cancelled?
6) What were some of the rules of the theater?
7) Who were The Lord Chamberlain’s men? How did they get started?
8) Who acted the parts of the women in those days?
9) What was used for backgrounds, props, and lights?
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