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The entire stage and set were made of wood and painted to look like other materials. There's a movement within the
Globe organization to paint the entire inside of the theater in various colors and textures - as it would have been in Shakespeare's
time. Plain wood may look beautiful to us, but to Elizabethans it would have been tres boring. |
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Here's another example of the texture painting. This "marble" column is made from a single, huge, tree trunk! |
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This is the "heavens," which is a roof above the stage. It's painted to represent the sky with sun and
constellations. This roof provides some protection for the actors in bad weather, but also blocks the view of the stage
from some of the higher seats! |
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The outside of the building is strange, it almost looks fake to a modern eye. The white wall material is actually
a plaster made with goat hair. (The original recipe called for cow hair, but they couldn't find any modern cows with long enough
tresses.) |
