General Call: Hats and Props and Costume Silliness!
Scene 1.2
1. Groups of 3: Read through (ONE Bottom, ONE Quince, ONE everyone else)
- Where is this scene taking place?
- Are the characters old friends or did they just meet?
- What can you tell about their individual personalities?
2. Translation into modern English: What would these guys say nowadays?
3. Groups of 5: Cast and Block
Whoever plays Snout the Tinker is the director
Small part play two roles?
Exits/Entrances
Furniture?
Body language?
What is everyone in the scene doing?
4. DISCUSS
What is your impression of the mechanicals? What do they remind you of? How is the way they speak different from other Shakespearean characters?
