| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Lord's Rooms | Private galleries, six pennies let a viewer sit here, or sometimes on stage. |
| Middle Gallery | The seats here were higher priced. |
| Entrance | Point leading to the staircase and upper galleries |
| Corridor | A passageway serving the middle gallery |
| Main Entrance | Here the doorkeeper collected penny admission |
| The Pit | Sometimes referred to as "The Yard" where the groundlings watched |
| Stage | Major playing area jutting into the Pit, creating a sense of intimacy |
| Hell | The area under the stage, used for ghostly comings and goings or for storage |
| Stairs | Theatergoers reached the galleries by staircases enclosed by stairwells |
| Stage Doors | Doors opening into the Tiring-House |
| Tiring-House | Backstage area provided space for storage and business |
| Tiring-House Door | The rear entrance or stage door for actors or privileged spectators |
| Inner Stage | A recessed playing area often curtained off except as needed |
| Dressing Rooms | Rooms where actors were 'attired' and awaited their cues |
| Gallery | Located abouve the stage to house musicians or spectators |
| Wardrobe | An essential storage area |
| The Heavens | So identified by being painted with the zodiac signs |
| Hut | A storage area that also held a winch system for lowering characters to the stage |
| Trap Door | Leading to the Hell area where a winch elevator was located |
| Flag | A white flag above the theater meant a show that day |
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