Performing Shakespeare
What you'll learn
- Learn unique methodology to access the text of Shakespeare's plays and perform it
- Watch how actors use these tools live in the rehearsal room
- Acquire acting tools to apply to Shakespeare's words and perform it successfully
- Familiarize yourself with a variety of texts from monologues, prologue, chorus sections, to dialogue in scenework
- Listen to an award-winning actor, who taught this course for over 20 years at Yale's David Geffen School of Drama
- Boost your confidence and ease in Performing Shakespeare
Requirements
- Shakespeare has been challenging us for over 400 years with his lofty language, complex characters, and innovative insults. Sigh no more! With this new online course, you can access, understand, and wield Shakespeare's secrets from any level of experience. We will walk you through activating the text; all you need is curiosity and a willingness to engage!
Description
Are you an actor who has been scared of Shakespeare? An expert looking to revive and revitalize your skills? Someone curious but daunted by the classic playwright's words?
Well, a classic is a classic because it is modern. This new online course was crafted specifically to help anyone curious about Shakespeare find the relevance and immediacy in his language and provide the tools to make it possible! Whether you're a performer or simply passionate about Shakespeare, there are nuggets of wisdom in here for you.
Follow along with us to learn key tools for Performing Shakespeare from renowned actor and instructor Peter Francis James.
From 2000 to 2020, Peter was the resident acting teacher for Shakespeare at the Yale School of Drama. He is native of the south side of Chicago, a recipient of the Obie, Drama Desk, and Lortel awards for acting, and a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His expertise and learning comes from his performances, studies in higher education, and multiple collaborations over the years with the co-founders of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he played Oberon for Peter Hall and acted in workshops for John Barton in New York and Oxford.
This course features video content with subtitles already included for accessibility as well as on-screen scansion and accompanying supplemental PDFs to further highlight and unpack course materials. All of the text studied in the videos is available in these PDFs for you to follow along and practice for yourself!
What's Included:
High quality video content with real stage actors (over 3.5 hours!) on Shakespearean text, performance, and tools
10 Texts pulled directly from 7 different Shakespearean works
30 Tools to Access Shakespeare unpacked by Peter Francis James
Full Subtitles already included on the videos, including on-screen scansion for learning iambic pentameter
10 Downloadable Resources for you to follow along with the course and retain knowledge for future use
Where there's a Will, there's a way. Perform Shakespeare with Theater . Academy today!
Who this course is for:
- Actors
- Anyone with curiosity about Shakespeare
- BFA in Acting applicants
- MFA in Acting applicants
- Performers wishing to learn more about Shakespeare
- Shakespeare Lovers
- Students
- Teachers (Theatre, English, or even Literature!)
Instructor
- 5.0 Instructor Rating
- 1 Review
- 3 Students
- 1 Course
Theater. Academy is a new pioneer startup, born out of the in-person to online shift that society experienced in the wake of a global pandemic.
We are a team of internationally-acclaimed theater scholars and practitioners. We strive to bring the best online theater education to people around the world, and help them to cultivate a rich professional network.
Excellent theater education, like education in so many other fields, can unfortunately be acquired only by those who are privileged financially and who live in the “right” geographical location. In most cases, there is also a selective and demanding application process. We are working hard to change all this, and offer a new way of acquiring supreme quality theater education. We believe that any person deserves a chance to succeed in theater, regardless of their geographical location or financial position.
Our top-quality educational video content supports academic curriculum in some of the world’s leading universities, and is accessible to anyone who wishes to engage in a rigorous and enjoyable learning experience.
We are committed to include and amplify a multitude of voices and approaches to theater education, while giving a special emphasis on non-western cultures.