Jane Perrella

If Shakespeare’s works are worth performing, they are worth performing with his words. This adaptation contains Shakespeare's original language with the addition of Raj and Ky, two students who travel through time and space, and who never quite end up where they want to go. They discuss and narrate the events of the play, making otherwise difficult language accessible to young actors and audiences. They provide a framework in which to keep Shakespeare’s original words, while making those big the

If Shakespeare’s works are worth performing, they are worth performing with his words. This adaptation contains Shakespeare's original language with the addition of Raj and Ky, two students who travel through time and space, and who never quite end up where they want to go. They discuss and narrate the events of the play, making otherwise difficult language accessible to young actors and audiences. They provide a framework in which to keep Shakespeare’s original words, while making those big the

This mini unit uses dice to explore experimental and theoretical probability. Students explore the applications of probability in the board game Catan and RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons. They create two-way tables to demonstrate the sample space of dice outcomes.

If Shakespeare’s works are worth performing, they are worth performing with his words. This adaptation contains Shakespeare's original language with the addition of Raj and Ky, two students who travel through time and space, and who never quite end up where they want to go. They discuss and narrate the events of the play, making otherwise difficult language accessible to young actors and audiences. They provide a framework in which to keep Shakespeare’s original words, while making those big th

This project involves creating a "soundtrack" for a Shakespeare play, and is adaptable to all Shakespearean plays. I have used it to accompany my "Raj and Ky" play adaptation, but it can be used with any version, either for study or performance. It allows your students to consider the mood of the play and how they would justify their choice of music, were they staging the play.

After seven years and ten plays, I've learned some tricks for performing Shakespeare plays with young students. This is my outline for getting a Shakespeare play going in your class, including casting, choosing a play, and performance. The advice fits with any Shakespeare play, but is relevant in particular to my "Raj and Ky" adaptations of Shakespeare's plays. Enjoy!