all the world's a stage

a fact about me: i teach middle school drama.

{insert joke about the irony of teaching drama to adolescents here}

ahem.

last week, i presented several scripts to my students and asked them to choose their favorite one for our fall production.

i was surprised and delighted with their choice: a short comedy about the life and works of william shakespeare!

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it's a play that teaches the audience all of the basics about the bard.

why did the students choose this script?

well, it has eloquent poetry, slapstick comedy, angsty tragedy, turbulent history...a chaotic combination of the finest writing + tomfoolery available!  it truly is a wonderful mix of highbrow + lowbrow, perfect for this age group.

this production will be my first time directing middle school students using will's words.

*gulp*

must breathe deeply!

if i make it out alive, i will report back with tales of shakespearey adventures...

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