Acting Shakespeare

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This is an experiential course that covers various methods of analyzing and performing Shakespeare’s language in sonnets, monologues and scenes. The course draws heavily on the methods taught by Shakespeare & Company of Lenox, Massachusetts and includes the study of the structure of the verse, “dropping in,” Linklater’s sound and movement progression, and an introduction to Neil Freeman’s First Folio in Modern Type. In addition, we will consider The Elizabethan World Picture and, as a class, learn a “pavane,” a Renaissance dance that embodies this world view, to be performed ensemble.