Thursday, February 25, 2010
World of Shakespeare:
Shakespeare enthusiasts in the USA will be pleased to learn that the UK-based Royal Shakespeare Company will be crossing the pond for an unprecedented run of performances as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2011.The ensemble of 44 will be bringing with them a full scale replica of its transformed Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Americans will be able to see performances on the world's greatest Shakespeare stage without even having their passports stamped!
The 930-seat replica theater will be erected in New York and will host 45 performances in July and August 2011. Five plays will be selected from the RSC's current repertoire: Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, and The Winter's Tale.Michael Boyd, RSC Artistic Director, said "Collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is why I am so pleased that we are able to work with such great partners to bring the culmination of three years' work in the UK to New York in 2011.""Our thrust stage, wrapping the audience around the action, allows people to reach out to our actors and to each other in a space which is both intimate and powerful. I am delighted that we can recreate that intimacy right here in New York City."I recently reported that the Royal Shakespeare Company will be shipping over to New York a full-scale replica of its Stratford-upon-Avon theater for a repertoire of five plays in 2011. I can't get over the scale of this project - so I've been looking into what the RSC will be packing in their suitcase.·
425 x costumes· 20 x wigs· 38 x fake facial hair pieces (15 beards, 15 moustaches, 5 sideburns, 2 joke beards and one set of eyebrows)· 20 x liters of blood·
The 930-seat replica theater will be erected in New York and will host 45 performances in July and August 2011. Five plays will be selected from the RSC's current repertoire: Antony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, and The Winter's Tale.Michael Boyd, RSC Artistic Director, said "Collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do at the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is why I am so pleased that we are able to work with such great partners to bring the culmination of three years' work in the UK to New York in 2011.""Our thrust stage, wrapping the audience around the action, allows people to reach out to our actors and to each other in a space which is both intimate and powerful. I am delighted that we can recreate that intimacy right here in New York City."I recently reported that the Royal Shakespeare Company will be shipping over to New York a full-scale replica of its Stratford-upon-Avon theater for a repertoire of five plays in 2011. I can't get over the scale of this project - so I've been looking into what the RSC will be packing in their suitcase.·
425 x costumes· 20 x wigs· 38 x fake facial hair pieces (15 beards, 15 moustaches, 5 sideburns, 2 joke beards and one set of eyebrows)· 20 x liters of blood·
Soph Lit:
Journal #11:
"The biggest revolutions are the ones that happen between our ears."
Today in class:
We defined propaganda, and looked at terms. I gave a lecture titled: How to take over the world, or at least a small town....
I assigned your first formal paper. You will be using all the terms and making a revolution speech to be given to you fellow comrades. 2 pages written, one page typed.
We reviewed Ch 3-4
HW: Please finish your 1st draft.
"The biggest revolutions are the ones that happen between our ears."
Today in class:
We defined propaganda, and looked at terms. I gave a lecture titled: How to take over the world, or at least a small town....
I assigned your first formal paper. You will be using all the terms and making a revolution speech to be given to you fellow comrades. 2 pages written, one page typed.
We reviewed Ch 3-4
HW: Please finish your 1st draft.
World of Shakespeare:
Today we:
I moved you into groups and asked you to show all of the important aspect of Act 1 in 32 sec or under...
We continued to look at asides.
We began Act 2
I moved you into groups and asked you to show all of the important aspect of Act 1 in 32 sec or under...
We continued to look at asides.
We began Act 2
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Soph Lit:
Today in class:
We discussed the reading last night.
I reviewed the notes that I gave yesterday on the Russian Revolution.
We had a short quiz on both.
We talked about the author, and I showed a documentary on his life and influences.
HW: Please read ch 3 and 4.
We discussed the reading last night.
I reviewed the notes that I gave yesterday on the Russian Revolution.
We had a short quiz on both.
We talked about the author, and I showed a documentary on his life and influences.
HW: Please read ch 3 and 4.
World of Shakespeare:
Today in class:
We had a quiz on your Shakespeare terms.
I defined an aside, and we broke into small groups to create a skit that featured an aside. We discussed how an aside can produce comedy. We also talked about a new concept: suspension of disbelief. This is important to realize- especially in a comedy. If you question things with a rational mind, large holes begin to emerge in any of his plays.
We finished Act 1.
HW: Please read Act 2 and have a general understanding of events.
We had a quiz on your Shakespeare terms.
I defined an aside, and we broke into small groups to create a skit that featured an aside. We discussed how an aside can produce comedy. We also talked about a new concept: suspension of disbelief. This is important to realize- especially in a comedy. If you question things with a rational mind, large holes begin to emerge in any of his plays.
We finished Act 1.
HW: Please read Act 2 and have a general understanding of events.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Soph Lit
Today in class:
I collected All My Sons and had closing thoughts on the play.
I passed out our first novel: Animal Farm.
I gave notes on the book and we talked about Revolution.
I defined a fable, and we wrote short examples in class. Remember- the moral is the most important aspect of a fable.
Journals will be back this Wed.
HW: Please read Ch 1+2 in Animal Farm. Expect a 10 question comprehension quiz Tuesday.
I collected All My Sons and had closing thoughts on the play.
I passed out our first novel: Animal Farm.
I gave notes on the book and we talked about Revolution.
I defined a fable, and we wrote short examples in class. Remember- the moral is the most important aspect of a fable.
Journals will be back this Wed.
HW: Please read Ch 1+2 in Animal Farm. Expect a 10 question comprehension quiz Tuesday.
World of Shakespeare:
Today in class:
We looked at a clip from the film The Empire Strikes Back. Specifically, we examined Yoda and his reverse speach.
We reviewed terms for your quiz tomorrow.
We broke into groups and looked for 5 examples of your 10 terms.
We continued acting Act 1.
HW: Study terms for quiz Tuesday.
We looked at a clip from the film The Empire Strikes Back. Specifically, we examined Yoda and his reverse speach.
We reviewed terms for your quiz tomorrow.
We broke into groups and looked for 5 examples of your 10 terms.
We continued acting Act 1.
HW: Study terms for quiz Tuesday.
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