The Globe Theater was the first theater associated with William Shakespeare. The first is the construction of the Globe Theater, including a bit of history on how it came to be and its outward appearance. Characteristics will include its location as well as certain dimensions of the theater. Next is the interior of the Globe, some specifications such as stage size, rooms and other trivia about what's inside the theater. The third point will expand on performances and what it took to direct a play, as well as what it was like to be an actor of the period, and concludes with the roles that William Shakespeare took part in. The construction of the Globe Theater was nothing short of magnificent. Built in 1599 by Shakespeare's theater team, the Lord Chamberlain's Men; The Globe was built from James Burbage's theatre, originally built in 1576. Burbage's theater was the first proper theater built on the outskirts of Shoreditch, London. “The Common Council of London, in 1574, began to authorize plays performed in inn yards within the city limits,” according to www.history.com/theglobetheatreburnsdown. To escape the limitations, James Burbage leased land for 21 years outside the city limits. Once the lease expired, Shakespeare's theater company moved the woods to a new location, creating the famous Globe Theater. Shakespeare's Globe was built in Bankside, Southwark, London. Construction began in 1597 and was completed in 1598. The Globe's structure consisted of an open arena, so bad weather made staging shows difficult, if not impossible. The shape of the ancient Globe was octagonal/circular made of wood, nails, stones, plaster and a thatched roof. Open area...... middle of paper ......-the-globe>.Cooper, Tarnya, ed. (2006). "A view of St Mary Overy, Southwark, looking towards Westminster, circa 1638". In Search of Shakespeare. London: National Portrait Gallery. pp. 92-93. ISBN 978-0-300-11611-3. Encyclopædia Britannica 1998 edition. Egan, Gabriel (2001). "Globe Theater". In Dobson, Michael; Wells, Stanley. The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 166. Kuritz, Paul (1988). The construction of theater history. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 189-191 Martin, Douglas. “John Orrell, 68, New Globe Theater Historian, Dies,” The New York Times, September 28, 2003, accessed December 19, 2012. Ingleby, Clement Mansfield; Toulmin Smith, Lucy; Furnival, Frédéric (1909). Monro, John, ed. Shakespere's Book of Allusions: a collection of allusions to Shakespere from 1591 to 1700 2. London: Chatto and Windus. p. 373