Directions: Visit the Shakespeare's Globe Website. Your address is http://www.rdg.ac.uk./globe/
By surfing around in this web site (be sure to click on logical links), you will be able to complete each task below.

Part I - Background Information

1. When was the Globe first built?

2. When did it burn? During what play?

3. In what year was The Globe first rebuilt?

4. Who closed the Globe? In what year?

5. How long did the "New Globe" take to build, from ground-breaking ceremony to inauguration ceremony?

6. Who inaugurated it?

7. What American actor established the Globe Playhouse Trust?

8. How large was the original Globe? (diameter)

9. How were the dimensions of the original Globe agreed upon by historians?

Part II - Virtual Tour

10. What are the pillars that hold up the "heavens" made of?

11. How many people can stand in the "yard?"

12. What kept the "groundlings" from sitting in the gallery without paying an extra penny?

13. What is stored in the attic?

14. What two gods are painted on the sides of the stage? Why those two gods?

15. What specific material is used to thatch the New Globe?

16. What is unique about the New Globe's roof?

17. What are the eight basic colors in limewash?

Part III - Practical Stuff

18. What London busses can you take to get to the Globe from Cannon Street?

19. How much does it cost today to stand in the "yard" for a play at the Globe?

20. At what times of day do the plays run?

21. What holiday(s) is the Globe closed for?

22. What plays are playing in the 2001 season?

23. Which company at the Globe produces plays authentically? (only men in the cast?)

Part IV - Trivia

24. Who is the Artistic Director of the Globe?

25. What is the "frons Scenae?"

26. What are the dimensions of the trap door in the stage?

27. How many sides did historians originally think the Globe had? How many did they decide it really had?

28. During the Opening Season (1996) Henry V was performed. What covered the stage floor for this production?

Part V - Find It and Print It. Do only the one circled on this sheet. Staple your copy to the back of this sheet when you turn it in.

a. a Renaissanse era picture of a sword used as a prop

b. a picture of an Elizabethan barn

c. a aerial map of early modern London, showing the major playhouses

d. The Bankside Theatres by Visscher

e. a picture of the original globe