Societal expectations for females and males during the Renaissance in Theater?

prior reformation, important form of theatre in england religious drama, mystery , miracle plays performed @ times of years guilds, , told stories bible , lives of saints. after reformation, when form of drama outlawed, secular drama began grow in importance during 16th century.

in england, plays performed in inn yards, during later part of elizabethan era permanent theatres built in london. there seats , boxes better-off spectators, in covered galleries around stage, , poorer spectators stand in pit. pit cost 1 penny. generally, considered unsuitable women attend theatre alone, unescorted women assumed prostitutes. respectable women sat in better seats.

evident theatregoers quite rowdy, comments playwrights of time suggest hissing, clapping , shouts in response action norm. there no interval, hawkers sold food , drink audience, nuts , apples seem have been popular snacks. evident tobacco smoke annoyed playgoers, pipe-smoking common habit end of 16th century both sexes, , people smoked @ theatre.

although attending theatre popular pastime, theatre considered quite disreputable form of entertainment, theatres disapproved of puritans, controlled city of london, , made attempts them closed down.

however, theatregoing remained popular, plays shown in afternoon, because of lack of artificial lighting, , because people in days went bed , got lot earlier now.

in social communities? (such "lower class", females , males)
how did gender roles affect ones status in theater?
*any information such source help, cant find regarding low class females , males during renaissance in societal expectations in theater*

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