Acting Companies - Shakespeare - Period 1 "Othello" February 16

Procedure:

1. Read "round robin" to hear the words stopping at periods, question marks, semicolons, colons, or exclamation marks
2. Paraphrase and answer questions about language.  Figure out what’s happening
3. Cast and read again, this time in parts
4. Get on your feet and add movement.  Let the words be your guide.
5. Rehearse until you can communicate the scene with an audience

Acting Company I

1.2.1-32 (Though in the trade of war” to “What lights come yond”

Acting Company II

1.2.33-64 (“those are the raised father” to “To Who?

Acting Company III

1.2.65-100 (“Marry, to “ to “Subdue him at his peril”)

Acting Company IV

1.2.101-23 (“Hold your hands” to “shall our statesmen be”)