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Jesser's
Renaissance Drama
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attic | room used for storage of props, costumes; rehearsal/audition space |
| balcony | housed musicians; actors |
| the heavens | stage ceiling decorated with zodiac and other symbols |
| gallery | housed, benched seating for paying patrons |
| gentleman's room | seating int he middle gallery closest to stage; featured cushioned seats at 3 pence |
| Christopher Marlowe | greatest English tragedy writer next to Shakespeare |
| William Shakespeare | the greatest English dramatist |
| troupe | group of male actors |