CWW: Free Shakespeare in Royalston

A bit far, but I dare you not to love this:

The Tempest – in two acts

July 6th, 2012 at 7 PM

Town Hall, Royalston

Here is our recipe for summer Shakespeare

Royalston Shakespeare Summer Play

Ingredients:

• 25 – 40 youth, ages 7- 16 years, from Royalston and surrounding towns
• 2 new co-directors*
• 3 assistant directors
• one Town Hall
• some very old lights
• some very inexpensive sets
• costumes from Salvation Army
• loads of support from the people of Royalston, especially the friends of the Library and Kathy Morris, Librarian
• enthusiasm and dedication of the youth
• enthusiasm and dedication of the directors

mix with one reduced but not diluted script by Willy Shakespeare

Method

• Get to know one another by playing theater games.
• Then learn the story of the play through improv of key scenes.
• Cast all comers who want them in speaking roles
• Rewrite script as necessary
• Rehearse, rehearse,rehearse.
• Build and paint and practice.
• Devise, beg , borrow and steal properties, costumes and whatever is needed.
• Bake in extremes of summer heat

and 10 days later — perform a 1 – 1.5 hour play for community, family and friends.

* volunteer directors: Noah Dawson – Director Yasmine Seghir – Director
Beth Gospodarek – co director and producer
Caleb Chase – Designer
Gibson LaRoche – Designer
Norah Dooley – assistant

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