Actors

Actors

• Actors got paid depending on the venue and cities  
• The globe cast their actors specifically on their architypes 
• Shakespeare would write roles for specific actors and the skills they have 
• type casting 
• most actors were all male until the 1660's
• Plays would normally be performed in the afternoon because they needed natural light
• they would never do the same play twice on one day 
• actors never had the whole scipt
• Shakespeare never saw his script published 

What was an actor's training?

• Actors as young boys.
• They would join a company as an apprentice and be taught by older actors within the company
• Actors had to be able to: sing, dance, sword fight etc

How big were companies: 

• How big the company is depends on how wealthy the company is 
• A wealthy company, when working in a theatre, might have 8– 12 senior members called sharers, 3–4 boys, a number of hired actors and then stage hands, tiremen (who would help the actors dress back stage) and some musicians.

Where did a company work

• Most company of actors lived and were based in London
• Sometimes London Theatres were closed due to things like the plague during these times the company of actors would tour
• Sometimes they would tour Germany and the Netherlands