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Sophomores Perform Macbeth
On February 21 and 22, students in several sophomore
English classes demonstrated a deep understanding of
Shakespeare’s language and characters as they performed love
scenes, murder scenes, and fight scenes from Macbeth for
their classmates. They had loads of fun, too!
In the weeks leading up to their performances, the
sophomores worked with Jonas Grey and Molly Moores from the
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. The professional actors led
energetic workshops on how to physicalize Shakespeare's
language through gestures, blocking, and voice, turning the
classroom into a vibrant and playful space.
It was no coincidence that as the students
enthusiastically made final costume adjustments and
perfected their scenes, Director
of Fine and Performing Arts Kevin Costa published a short
piece on the Folger Shakespeare
Library's "Making a Scene" blog about the ways in which
performance-based learning, in addition to being a fun,
experiential approach to Shakespeare, can often be the most
rigorous way for students to interact with complex texts.
Read Costa's article "Play, Play,
Play."
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On February 21 and 22, students in several sophomore English classes demonstrated a deep understanding of Shakespeare’s language and characters as they performed love scenes, murder scenes, and fight scenes from Macbeth for their classmates. They had loads of fun, too!
In the weeks leading up to their performances, the sophomores worked with Jonas Grey and Molly Moores from the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. The professional actors led energetic workshops on how to physicalize Shakespeare's language through gestures, blocking, and voice, turning the classroom into a vibrant and playful space.
It was no coincidence that as the students enthusiastically made final costume adjustments and perfected their scenes, Director of Fine and Performing Arts Kevin Costa published a short piece on the Folger Shakespeare Library's "Making a Scene" blog about the ways in which performance-based learning, in addition to being a fun, experiential approach to Shakespeare, can often be the most rigorous way for students to interact with complex texts. Read Costa's article "Play, Play, Play."