Examines how the pagan festivals and religious dramas performed throughout England evolved into the professional theaters, such as the Globe, in London.
Describes typical features of theaters in Shakespearean England and many of the common objects used in them including trumpets, hazelnuts, and helmets.
Follows the Children's Theatre Company as it produces an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale," describing how the play is planned, designed, cast, and rehearsed for its opening.
Describes what we now believe Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was like, who the people were who ran it and how they worked, and what Shakespeare's plays were like in performance, as he saw them.