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The Acting Company offers one-hour productions specifically designed for the classroom using minimal sets, costumes
and a small cast of actors. The presentations encourage
students to use their imaginations and to let the magic of the theater
inspire them.
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Poster Art by Kevin Sprague |
The Tempest,
a play of enduring enchantment, is one of the richest treasures to be
found in drama. Marooned on an isle somewhere in the New World, a great
but embittered magician prepares to take vengeance on those who have
wronged him.
Shakespeare’s magical last play has love, tragedy and comedy combined in
equal measure. Although Prospero draws
his enemies to his enchanted island to exact revenge, he ultimately
finds peace and the ability to forgive. A stunning
climax to the career of the world’s favorite dramatist, The Tempest
provides some of Shakespeare’s most beautiful, transcendent and
emotional language. Director Davis McCallum (Jane Eyre) brings a
masterful production to the stage.
A
Resource Guide will provide
classroom teachers with lessons and reproducibles to enhance the
theatre-going experience. Pre- and Post-performance activities will
help the students focus on both the literary and emotional impact of the
piece. Role-playing, text analysis, writing-in-role and other
drama-based techniques found in the guide will enhance the teachers'
repertoire of exercises and will give students new approaches to
literature.
For further information about any of our programs
or to inquire
about booking a Literacy Through Theater residency,
please contact Justin Gallo
in The Acting Company’s
Education Department
by phone at 212-258-3111 or by
E-mail.
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