The activities that are discussed in the conversation to follow are designed for students and teachers in the classroom, as, together, they experience Shakespeare’s texts and begin to develop an understanding of the poems and plays and become more insightful about them.
Most of the activities you will find here are ones first described by actors and directors, and are often activities they have participated in around the reading table, in the rehearsal hall, and on the stage, itself. Many of these activities have been developed and offered by actors and directors to students and teachers as useful classroom exercises.
Some of these activities I have presented to teachers at workshops and groups of students in the classroom and have seen, with their help and participation, their potential as classroom exercises, and their value in the teaching of the poems and plays. This is all part of what you will find discussed in this conversation.
Many other exercises are only described here as actors and directors have written about them, and so they remain rehearsal room activities. Through the on-going conversation, I would like to see those exercises developed so that teachers and their students can use them in the classroom, as well.
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