Dramaturgy
Welcome to OPFT Elizabeth Rex
Hello, wonderful humans! Sarah, your loving AD/dramaturg, here-- I've put together a timeline for you to peruse, and if you have any interest in learning more about these historical developments, I've attached links to websites and documents for your enjoyment!
Timeline
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1590s: Major outbreak of syphilis hits the London arts community
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1592: Plague hits London. Approximately 15,000 deaths.
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1593: Beginning of the Nine Years' War in Ireland
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1595: Ned meets Captain... also the year of a major Irish victory against the British
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1596: Shakespeare's son Hamnet dies
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1598: Southampton leaves the Tower for the first time
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1599: The Lord Chamberlain's Men build their new theater... The Globe!
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Gender and Sexuality in Elizabethan England
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