A free, intensive Shakespeare acting course for high school students will be offered by the Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival and Spoken Word Society from Aug. 7 to 26. Master teachers and professional actors Dr. James Keegan and Sadie.
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Despite the challenges COVID-19 has created for students, the Cape High theatre troupe will not let it stop them from doing what they do best . performing!
The theatre students will present, in person, Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” from Thursday to Sunday, May 13 to 16, outside at Stango Park on Kings Highway in Lewes. Showtime is at 7 p.m., Thursday to Saturday, with an encore performance at 3 p.m. Sunday. Attendees should bring their own blankets and/or beach chairs for the performance. A streaming option will be available for those who do not wish to attend in person.
A free, intensive Shakespeare acting course for high school students will be offered by the Lewes Public Library Shakespeare Festival and Spoken Word Society on Aug. 7-26.
Master teachers and professional actors James Keegan and Sadie Andros will lead students in 30 hours of training in text work, scansion (rhythm of verse), scene study, interactive character development, and performance preparation, culminating in a public master class.
âStudents who participate in the intensive will be empowered with knowledge about Shakespeareâs life and times that will help them to more easily comprehend and analyze the challenging diction and syntax of Shakespeareâs plays. This intensive aims to be a stimulating, inspiring and rigorous exploration of Shakespeare and his work that empowers young actors with the unique skills of Shakespearean style,â said Andros.
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