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Shakespeare Underground: A Reader’s Theater Community
Drea Lee
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(144)
Read and discuss Shakespeare’s more obscure plays in this readers’ theater-style club perfect for enthusiasts of the bard and the Shakespeare-curious.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Calling all actors, play readers, and die-hard Shakespeare fans! 👉 Are you obsessed with the plays of William Shakespeare? 👉 Do you want to read and discuss his lesser-read works with other human beings? 👉 Do you want to grow your cold reading skills? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you should join the Shakespeare Underground! Drop in to read scenes from your favorite plays or stay through the sequence to read from his lesser-known works. Come be a part of the creative...
My hope is that every student that takes this class will leave more comfortable with Shakespeare’s language, with better cold reading skills, and with a desire to experience more of Shakespeare’s work.
I have extensive experience performing and directing Shakespeare plays. I have directed productions with mixed groups of middle school and high school students ages 12 and up and it is always great fun. I think that theatrical readings are a great way for students to explore a variety of roles in a pressure-free environment.
Homework Offered
No work is required outside of class.Assessments Offered
This class requires active participation. Learners will be assessed on their willingness to explore the language and discuss the theatrical possibilities of the play.Grades Offered
I highly recommend headphones or earbuds with a mic for this class. I will provide links each week to the scenes we will be reading. If students would prefer a hard copy we will be reading from the Folger version.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Some of Shakespeare’s plays deal with mature and challenging topics. When dealing with problematic aspects of Shakespeare’s plays, I like to discuss the historical context as well as talk about ways modern performers and acting companies are grappling with and challenging these concepts in contemporary productions. We will discuss how we can approach the texts as actors of our time, how to make choices that reflect our values and discuss ways a contemporary company might adapt the play for a modern audience. Please refer to the class schedule for which play(s) we will be reading scenes from each week.
We will be reading from the Folger Shakespeare Digital Texts which are freely available online at shakespeare.folger.edu.
Good morrow to my fellow actors, writers, and literary scholars! I'm Ms. Drea (she/her) aka "Director of Chaos" and I'm obsessed with literary and performing arts! They are my absolute passions and I love to share them with everyone I meet. My...
Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
60 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
4-8 learners per class
