denny Schools Periods & Styles book

These How-To videos are part of my Girl Scout Gold Award Project, Spreading Shakespeare. Enjoy! See the links below to the rest of the videos. INTRO: youtu.be CHOOSING A SHOW: youtu.be AUDITIONS & CASTING: youtu.be INTERPRETING & RESEARCH: youtu.be CHOOSING A SPACE: youtu.be COSTUMES: youtu.be PROPS: youtu.be SET: youtu.be ACTING: youtu.be DIRECTING: youtu.be MUSIC: youtu.be SET: youtu.be ACTING: youtu.be DIRECTING: youtu.be ACTING WARMUPS: youtu.be STAGE COMBAT 1: youtu.be STAGE COMBAT: youtu.be STAGE COMBAT 2: youtu.be MOVIE TRAILER: www.youtube.com • Often Shakespeare's plays have music written in or parties with background music or dances • For dances: you can ask a choreographer to help; ask a friend who dances to choreograph; look up Shakespearean dances online and use the styles you find to choreograph it yourself simply • For singing: often it doesn't have to be good singing, but make sure whoever gets the roles that sing are comfortable with it. • Music: many people have made songs for the music written in Shakespeare's plays- look them up! Or if you know anyone musically talented, have them write something. Be wary of the style of the time period- research! • Sound effects- sometimes stage directions detail sound effects such as "clock strikes." Read through the script and look for any mentions of a sound the characters hear. To make these happen during the show, you need the sounds recorded. You can record some yourself if you can, or you can find them online ...