Underneath the floors of the outer and inner stages was a large cellar called "hell", allowing for the dramatic appearance of ghosts.
The shape of the Globe Theatre's stage is 'circular'.
When I visited the reconstruction of the Globe theatre in London, I was told that they are referred to as Groundlings. I have also heard that the actors sometimes referred to them as 'Penny Stinkards', but I can't give a good source to confirm this.
There is only one stage in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
Upper stageBack stage Side stage (left) Side stage (right)
A thrust stage. It went out into the audience.
The shape of the Globe Theatre's stage is 'circular'.
When I visited the reconstruction of the Globe theatre in London, I was told that they are referred to as Groundlings. I have also heard that the actors sometimes referred to them as 'Penny Stinkards', but I can't give a good source to confirm this.
There is only one stage in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
There were actually two Globe Theaters. One burnt down in the 1600s and was later rebuilt. The one that is in London now is a replica constructed using old drawings and records. The Globe as a hexagonal structure (six sides) with an inner court about 55 feet across. It was three-stories high and had no roof. The open courtyard and three semicircular galleries could together hold more than 1,500 people. The Globe Stage Like a baseball field, the outer stage was by home plate. It was a rectagular platform that pushed in to the pitcher's mound area. There was a thatched roof and hangings. There was an inner stage used by actors who were in a scene but not directly involved. Underneath the floors of the stages was a large cellar called "hell", allowing for the dramatic appearance of ghosts. The actors in "hell" would have to wait in darkness. There was a tiring-house stairway at the very back of the cellar. It contained the dressing rooms, the prop room, the musician's gallery, and connecting passageways. The third level had a central music gallery and two large lofts on either side of it. The audience sat in the "outfield." There were several levels. Some people would watch in the standing room in front of the stage.
Upper stageBack stage Side stage (left) Side stage (right)
A thrust stage. It went out into the audience.
The Globe Theater was an Amphitheater with a Thrust Stage.
The Globe Theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed had two stages. The stage included the outside and the inside stage.
The stage is used for the actors to walk on while they are acting, in the Globe and any other theatre that ever existed.
on the stage
There were only two stages in the Globe Theater. They were the inner stage and the outer stage. The outer stage projected into the courtyard where actors were actively performing. The inner stage was where actors waited for their part to begin.
The Globe was an amphitheater. Sunlight was used to illuminate the stage. The stage faced the south to catch the light of the afternoon sun.