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A heavy curtain hides stagehands moving scenery in the dark. When it rises, performers are back in character as if nothing happened.
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Hundreds of patrons have only a brief pause to use the venue’s cramped restroom, so they all arrive at once and the line quickly builds.
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Women were barred from the professional stage, so boys played female roles in Shakespeare's time, including Juliet and Lady Macbeth.
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Ancient accounts say it happened during a public recitation. Sophocles was traditionally credited with writing 120 plays and living to about 90.
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Managers watched from the wings with fines ready: a mild swear word or suggestive joke could cost a comedian money—or their job.
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At the Globe, the cheapest customers stood close to the stage in the open yard. Another penny bought a bench in the galleries. Theater was affordable, noisy,…
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