Shakespeare's Globe Program

3 units

This course is a three-week interdisciplinary summer intensive program taught by world-renowned artists and scholars at London's Globe Theatre under the supervision of WashU faculty. Students will take master classes in acting, movement, voice, stage combat, theatre history, and script analysis; they will hear scholarly lectures on interpreting Shakespeare's plays, situating them within their cultural and historical context, and understanding how they were performed on the early modern stage; and the will attend four or more professional productions of Shakespeare's plays performed at the reconstructed Globe Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Students will also participate in class sessions led by WashU acting and performance studies faculty who will hold pre- and post-play discussions on dramaturgical structures, performance methodologies, and production choices. Centered in London with an excursion to Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, this course will also feature visits to several early modern historical sites and performance venues. The course culminates with student performances of scenes and monologues on the Globe stage.