What is a shakesparean stage ???? -PLEASE HELP!!!-?

Question:A true Shakespearean stage is a thrust. There is a back wall with an alcove, a balcony, and possibly two doors. In front of that is a platform that juts into the audience (I think Shakespeare's was 5' high to allow for the groundlings - poor people - to stand). Above the thrust is a constructed ceiling painted with celestial objects to conceal trap doors and such which they used to create special effects.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A true Shakespearean stage is a thrust. There is a back wall with an alcove, a balcony, and possibly two doors. In front of that is a platform that juts into the audience (I think Shakespeare's was 5' high to allow for the groundlings - poor people - to stand). Above the thrust is a constructed ceiling painted with celestial objects to conceal trap doors and such which they used to create special effects.

its in a dome or half circle http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reed/swans...