COSTUME AND TECHNOLOGIE
S
DRAMA YEAR 10 2012BY ROHANN MACKRELL AND
TAWNI DICKSON
Male Costumes
Tights.
Elizabethan Period.
Doublets.
The ruff.
Breeches under doublets.
Short hair and beards.
Chains, earrings, brooches, and finger rings.
Elizabethan Period.
Chains, earrings, brooches, and finger rings
Tops were tight
Hats were copies of men’s
Shoes of rich materials
Female Costumes
Shakespearean Costumes
There was an open roof so the natural
lighting was used. Shows were all done in the afternoon.
The speech portrayed the atmosphere.
Shakespearean Lighting
Shakespearean Lighting
Open Roof
Music was added in the 1600s.
Hut above stage for sound/special effects.
Actors had to project their voices to be heard.
Shakespearean Sound
Shakespearean Sound
Sound Hut
Theatres outside of London. Open to sky. Circular or Square shape mostly. Three gallery tiers for audience. Doorways for actors at back of stage. No stage curtain. Trapdoor on stage for ‘ghosts’ to enter/exit. Props were used. Actors could ‘come from the sky’
Shakespeare Set Design
Shakespeare Set Design
‘Theatre Art in Action’ – National Textbook Company pg. 156
– 157. Wednesday 25th July 2012 www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-the
atre-structure.htm - Wednesday 1st August 2012; 11.30am
http://www.bardweb.net/content/readings/macbeth/lines.html - Wednesday 1st August 2012; 12.20pm
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/theatre.htm – Wednesday 1st August 2012; 12.25pm
‘Essential Shakespeare Handbook’ – Leslie Dunton – Downer, Alan Riding pg. 25. Tuesday 7th August 2012
‘William Shakespeare’ – Leon Ashworth pg. 16 – 17. Tuesday 7th August 2012
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