And if you can swing a good (or even not so good) movie version of one of Shakespeare's plays, sometimes it helps the play seem more accessible. Heck, even Mel Gibson's take on Hamlet (something is blue-filtered in Denmark) kept some of the language and, for all it's faults, showed an energetic interpretation of the play. (Had a surprisingly good Ophelia, too.) Although the Bard according to Mel probably wouldn't be as much of a draw to today's teenagers. It would have been more effective back when he was in his Lethal Weapon stage, rather than his aging wackaloon stage.
Patron: That girl is a witch. Mal: Yeah, but she's our witch.
'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Calli - Jul 29, 2008 11:28:21 am PDT #9158 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Sean K - Jul 29, 2008 11:28:35 am PDT #9159 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I was really glad to have worked on a production of Mother Courage (speaking of Brecht). It's Quine the chewy play, and not so simple as to just be anti-war.
erikaj - Jul 29, 2008 11:32:14 am PDT #9160 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
We did a fair amount of play-reading at my high school because I was in accelerated and my teacher was the drama teacher. But mostly, besides the yearly Shakespeare, it was "Picnic" or "Death of a Salesman" or something like that.
Strix - Jul 29, 2008 11:34:55 am PDT #9161 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I know some people here HATE Luhrmann, but using his R+J in conjunction with reading the play made it so much easier and fun for my students. Especially since most of my students were Latino.
I also used Branaugh's Hamlet (parts of it, it is so long for a classroom viewing) and they like the Opelia scenes, the ghost scenes, and the swordfight a lot.
Lawrence Fishburne's Othello, which I just LURVE. AlthoughI got tired of hearing "Hey, it's that guy from The Matrix!" I always think of him as "Gina Torres' husband."
Typo Boy - Jul 29, 2008 11:36:04 am PDT #9162 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
It's Quine the chewy play, and not so simple as to just be anti-war.
Typo or extremely clever reference? Quine on Brecht would make for an interesting conversation.
NoiseDesign - Jul 29, 2008 11:36:14 am PDT #9163 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
I just remember him as Larry Fishburne from She's Gotta Have It.
Sean K - Jul 29, 2008 11:45:19 am PDT #9164 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
iPhone typo. Stoopid iPhone.
Typo Boy - Jul 29, 2008 11:47:40 am PDT #9165 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
You could have got away with claiming genius instead.
Sean K - Jul 29, 2008 11:51:15 am PDT #9166 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Stoopid iPhone. yeah, it was supposed to be "quite".
Gadget_Girl - Jul 29, 2008 11:59:16 am PDT #9167 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
I think all other drama is undertaught.
amych is my hero!
I love that I get to expose my students to so many different kinds of theatre. The school just keeps trying to force me into a box that I'm not comfortable with.
Here we are getting into a discussion that is perfect for me and I have to go do some things with DH. Sigh...such is my life.