Everyman- The Stage Itself

 

THE STAGE: 

        "Everyman" when it first was being performed, was done so on a neutral platform stage. These would be outside usually with the use of a pageant wagon. There would be one background scenery drop, and about four stationary areas on the side of the stage. The most important part was the stage itself. The stationary areas, or mansions, were very distinct locations. The neutral stage was not, it basically existed everywhere and nowhere at the same time. It was a dead space so actors could go from one location to another. An idea still used in many plays to this day. 

COSTUMES:

        Mid 15th century attire, most of the male characters in this play wear the same fashion style.  With long sleeves and skirts, and capes. Some different attributes added from character to character, like a sword. The female characters(played by male actors) would be wearing long dresses. All of which were made out of wool and linens. Characters such as God and the Angel, would wear more white draping robes. Similar to the one that Everyman the character has at the end. Death in the drawings is shown as a walking skeleton. But mostly was a just figure dressed in black robes. 

TIME PERIOD: 

        The costumes for "Everyman" are simple and each one helps to show what each character represents. And the movements utilize the neutral space.