The pit was cheaper because there were no seats in it. The audience members in the yard surrounding the thrust stage were called Groundlings or Penny Standers.
wardrobe musicians pit
There is no difference between the yard and a pit in an Elizabethan theater. The two terms are synonymous. The pit was the area in front of the stage where people stood and watched the play. It was the cheapest part of the theater. Purchasing seats overlooking the stage cost an additional fee.
The gallery seats were arranged on the second and third tiers of the theater along the twenty-sided wall, above the heads of the groundlings or penny standers why stood in the yard or pit to watch the play.
I think it's the pit, which is infront of the stage.
the pit was the bottom of the theater(in the center of the theater) where the poor people would stand to watch the plays.
wardrobe musicians pit
pit; gallery; wardrobe
People watching Shakespeare's plays would either be sitting or standing. If the people had extra money they could pay for the privilege of sitting during the play. The poorer people would have to stand in the theater pit to watch the play but there tickets were much cheaper.
There is no difference between the yard and a pit in an Elizabethan theater. The two terms are synonymous. The pit was the area in front of the stage where people stood and watched the play. It was the cheapest part of the theater. Purchasing seats overlooking the stage cost an additional fee.
The gallery seats were arranged on the second and third tiers of the theater along the twenty-sided wall, above the heads of the groundlings or penny standers why stood in the yard or pit to watch the play.
I think it's the pit, which is infront of the stage.
the pit was the bottom of the theater(in the center of the theater) where the poor people would stand to watch the plays.
a yard
uisually the pit in a theatre is where the orchestra is, traditionally it's at the bottom of the stage nearest the audience.
Groundlings.
The Nobles paid for the more expensive seats at the Glove Theater that were located in the "Lords Rooms". The Commoners had the worst "seats", actually standing in a theater pit, after having paid a small sum to attend.
The Pit was the nickname for the open courtyard in the center of the outdoor theater when the Groundlings or Penny-Standers stood around the stage.