How were they designed-

Usually the plays were performed in a theater called the "Globe". They were usually three stories high, and round. The base of the stage is called the pit, where the actors performed. Where people stood is called the inn-yards. In the upper stadium seats, guests paid more to sit down. A ceiling was only over half the stadium, which was called "The Heaven's", because there were usually paintings of clouds on it. The doors on the back of the stage lead into the "tiring house" which was the backstage area. This is where the actors dressed and waited to go on the stage.