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Spanish Renaissance Theatre: by Luke Lamontagne

The Spanish Renaissance theatre began under Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 15th century. Juan Del Encina was an early pioneer as one of the first Renaissance men, writing and performing plays at the court of the Duke of Alba. Playhouses evolved across Spain as professional acting troupes performed in hospitals, growing larger audiences. Women began performing on stage, though were initially only allowed to portray men from the waist down. Under kings Philip III and Philip IV, royal patronage of the theatre greatly increased, with over 500 performers invited to the royal court, especially at the Alcazar de Segovia. Calderon emerged as one of the most famous playwrights, helping extend the range of the art

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Spanish Renaissance Theatre: by Luke Lamontagne

The Spanish Renaissance theatre began under Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 15th century. Juan Del Encina was an early pioneer as one of the first Renaissance men, writing and performing plays at the court of the Duke of Alba. Playhouses evolved across Spain as professional acting troupes performed in hospitals, growing larger audiences. Women began performing on stage, though were initially only allowed to portray men from the waist down. Under kings Philip III and Philip IV, royal patronage of the theatre greatly increased, with over 500 performers invited to the royal court, especially at the Alcazar de Segovia. Calderon emerged as one of the most famous playwrights, helping extend the range of the art

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Spanish Renaissance Theatre

BY LUKE LAMONTAGNE
The height of Spanish
renaissance theatre
began back with
Ferdinand and Isabella,
the king and queen that
backed Christopher
Columbus on his voyage
to America.
With their many
accomplishments, they
paved a way for the best
empire since Rome.
Juan Del
Encina
•He was the first of the
renaissance men. In
1496 alone he wrote
four plays that he
preformed at the court
of the Duke of Alba
himself.
•After a few trips to
Rome, and many plays
later, Del Encina
seemed to have more
developed plots, better
characters, and the
most important,
genuine conflict
between his characters.
Typical Spanish renaissance church
PlAYHOUSES
Playhouses evolved for two
main reasons:

Professional actors needed a


place where they could get
money for their craft, to
charge admissions basically

Brothers working and residing


from hospitals all around
Spain found that they could let
these professional acting
troupes perform.

As the audiences grew, so did


the elaborateness of the
different houses that they
preformed in. because the
playhouses were so accessible
now, not only in cities but in
towns with hospitals, theatre
grew.
WOMEN ON
THE STAGE
As with the presence of
women in the Italian
theatre heights, Spain also
allowed women to act in
plays. They were even able
to portray men, however
they had to be clothed as a
woman from the waist
down.

Women eventually were


able to even have plays
written with the leading
lady idea in mind.

However, censorship was


very regimented, played
had to be approved in order
to be put up on the stage.
Professionals
With the increasing
stability within the
Spanish country, the
establishment of the
guilds were able to
further the say of the
people in the arts

The public image of the


professional actor was
not seen just as a
vagabond, but as a
person who knows their
trade, and should be
admired.
COMEDY
Humor was a vehicle in
which to entertain.
Having said, it was one
of the most popular
vehicles around. Many a
court jester were to be
found, seen more as a
modern day standup
comedian.

Hundreds of plays were


written by playwrights
to make everyone laugh.
They did just that.
Comedic buffoons were
set up on pedestals.
PHILIP III
The two preceding kings
of the Spanish throne,
Charles V and Philip II
was not too interested
in the arts, and more
with the military
conquests of his empire.
To put it simply, he had
bigger fish to fry.

Philip III saw a large


increase in the troupes
or particulars on the
royal court.
PHILIP IV
Under the rule of Philip
IV, the act of patronage
was greatly increased.

Inside his royal court,


over five hundred
particulars were invited
and paid for their
services.

Most of these were at


the alcazar de Segovia,
one of the most
La Alcazar De
Segovia
Built originally as a
fortress, the alcazar had
been improved upon for
years until it finally got
the look it received

La Alcazar has
influenced people like
Walt Disney to build the
Princess Cinderella
castle.

Inside of the alcazar,


numerous actors had
received accolades and
fame for their talents.
Reasons Why
The reason that the arts
were so prevalent in the
homes of the royals was
a matter of class.

For example, the more


wealthy you were, you
could afford to do
anything concerning
hiring an acting troupe.

It was a way to show


who you could get at
your house, and how
often It could happen.
Calderon
Originally a priest,
Calderon become on of
the most famous and
most talented members
of the Spanish
playwriting community.

Of all of the playwrights


of the day, Calderon was
one of the only men
who rose to accept the
challenge to extend his
range.
Oral
Performance
This age of drama
centered around poetic
delivery of the text,
speaking directly and
clearly with years of
practice.

Actors would go far if


they could master this
part of the performance,
although today it is not
as important, and
equality is seen among
all of the aspects of the
act. The people of
Epilogue
Through it all, Spain
had made quite an
empire for itself. It had
high points, low points,
but through it all, it is
the comedies and the
men who wrote them
who really are seen as
strong members of a
society that craved art.
THE END

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