For this project, we took a deep dive into the world of Shakespeare. We asked the question, "Why, after 400 years, does the literary world still celebrate and gravitate toward the plays of William Shakespeare?" We first studied
A Midsummer Night's Dream and produced small group scenes from the play, which were performed in class in a make-shift theater. We then turned to
The Tragedy of Macbeth. We studied the play in depth, both as critics and thespians, bringing it out of the page and into the actor's studio at every chance. The project then asked the students to create their own original vision of Macbeth through the magical medium of shadow puppetry. The students decided to take it a step further and mix some live acting into the show. The result was a metatheatrical delight.
In order to accomplish such a large complex task, the students had to collaborate on every level of production: script-cutting, directing, acting, puppet and set design, lighting and tech, sound recording, publicity and documentation. Every student had one or more acting parts in addition to their roles on the different production teams. For every aspect of production, students had to understand the play very well. Each of these students is now a Shakespeare scholar:)
Check out below the beautiful work that these students have created!
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Morning Class
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