Globe of the Great Southwest

The Globe Theatre is a non-profit organization presenting classical and modern plays on an Elizabethan stage.

This casual remark caught the imagination of Mrs. Morris and fired her with a zeal that eventually made her dream a reality.

"In 1966, when construction was not finished, director Paul Baker brought his production of Julius Caesar from the Dallas Theater Center to six sold-out performances at the Odessa Globe.

[citation needed] The building is a simplified and modernized version of its much larger Elizabethan namesake: both have an apron stage backed by a two-story fixed set that forms one side of an octagonal courtyard surrounded by wooden balconies.

The Globe Theater is octagonal with a covered courtyard containing fixed seats for 441 attendees and a single balcony, while the original London theater was a 20-sided polygon with an open-air courtyard where most attendees stood, and three balconies offered more expensive seats: total capacity may have been as high as 3,000.