Shakespeare Lit Circles: Scene Work Thursday, 1/14/16 – Tuesday, 1/19/16

Scene Work OR Reduced Plays  You will have today and tomorrow to work on either:  A scene from your play  Reduced play as a whole  Each scene/play will need to be about four minutes  You don’t need to memorize lines. You can have a script (I can photocopy lines for you) or write out a script (I can photocopy for your group)  You can act directly from the play or interpret it (change the setting, characters, etc.)

Shakespeare Scene Work  Create a script and a master copy to turn in to me with all lines given to group members, stage directions, and annotations  Write a short rationale (a paragraph) on how your group is interpreting your scene and why you’re doing it that way  Make a visual (promo poster, etc.) for your play – we will hang these on the wall!!  Decide and send me your backdrop to put on the smartboard while you act  A list of any props you will bring to use  Name tags or a way to identify which character is which while you watch  Any music or noise you will play during your scene/play  A list of who is in charge of what

When Is It Due?  We will perform the skits on Wednesday 1/20/16  Each is approximately four minutes  After the skit, you will field some questions from the audience about your play (if the audience doesn’t ask, I will)  Each group member will answer at least one question  Either at the end of the day on Wednesday, or on Thursday, we will write overall unit reflections.