stage history

Discusses the history of theater during the time of William Shakespeare, describing how plays were written, funded, and staged, the life of actors and touring, and the differences between outdoor and indoor theaters.

Contains thirty-one essays on teaching the plays of William Shakespeare, discussing the benefits of paying attention to the theatrical details, comparing theater in the Elizabethan era to the early twenty-first century, describing workshop exercises and techniques, and more.

Explores British theater's great era when Shakespeare was creating plays for the Globe Theater and the actors, impresarios, and playwrights were widely appreciated.

Discusses different interpretations of the cultural meanings of "Julius Caesar" based on historical reactions to the play, its language, and its symbolism.

A history of Shakespeare's plays as they have been performed on the English stage, presented through a series of essays by a variety of authors, discussing the theatres, the plays, and the men and women who staged, adapted, and performed them over the course of 400 years, from the fifteenth century through modern times.