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Stage 3: Creating Characters, Learning Language, and Setting the Scene

How do I put action on stage in an effective way? What are some ways to further explore character work? What can I do to get a better understanding of Shakespeare’s language? These are some of the questions eShakespeare helps answer within Stage 3: Creating Characters, Learning Language, and Setting the Scene.

Creating Character ACTivities

Character Energy: Leading with Different Parts of the Body
Movie with Music
Number Dialogue
Shakespearean Names
Shakespeare’s Characters

Learning Language ACTivities

Adverb Charades
Body Encyclopedia
Choral Improvisation
Grand Old Duke of York
Punctuation Guide
Shakespearean Insults
Rock Paper Scissors List
List of Shakespearean Insults
Stressing the Iambs

Setting the Scene ACTivities

Boal’s Chair-Power Positions
Stage Directions

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