ETH (0893) 500 - The Art of Teaching Shakespeare

Credits: 3.00

Students will apply educational theatre strategies to enliven learning about Shakespeare. They will explore the psycho-physical and creative imagination techniques of the Michael Chekhov system to develop original characters and monologues inspired by Shakespeare’s language and historical period.

No background in Shakespeare or performance required.

Free Note: For Educational Theatre majors only.

Course Learning Goals: Students will:

1-Apply Chekhov techniques to character development and monologue creation

2-Create an original character and monologue inspired by a favorite play

3-Perform and reflect on their original monologue

4-Explore Shakespeare’s use of verse, rhetoric, and the four humours to develop an original character and monologue

5-Consider how to incorporate psycho-physical and creative imagination techniques into the teaching of Shakespeare