My Advanced Art class is very willing to participate in a Shakespearean festival. But with stipulations:
One girl wants to be the narrator, and not act any part.
One boy wants to do cartwheels and flips across the stage, or down the aisle of the auditorium. (He's my court jester.)
Everyone else wants to do a fencing scene, and is willing to ACT but not SPEAK.
So, my compromise - or solution - to make sure everyone is happy:
We will do "Romeo and Juliet." My narrator will make a long scroll, complete with torn and browned edges, and she'll have her words on that. She will read the prologue; the rest of the class will have what we refer to as the gang fight; after a few minutes of battle, the Montagues and Capulets will separate, Romeo and Juliet will come forward; as the narrator reads the part of the Friar at the end, explaining the action, Romeo and Juliet will pantomime getting married, Romeo killing Tybalt, Romeo running away, Juliet running away and taking the sleeping potion, Romeo finding her and killing himself, and then Juliet waking up and killing herself. Then, hopefully, I can get a Capulet and Montague to do the final agreement lines, and the narrator (who at this point is now reading the lines of the Prince) will read the wrap up.
Four pages. Lots of heraldic flags to identify the two families, with T shirts to match. We have yet to make our weapons (cardboard and yardsticks covered in foil), and my narrator would like to make a crown since she's the prince.
Tomorrow I will read the four pages to the students, and then we'll go on from there. Whew!
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