The class has been working very hard to put on a farcical version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. We will perform on Thursday, May 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at Dominion. Mrs. Brembeck's 4th & 5th grade class will perform their version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night first, followed by our class. Doors open at 1:15.
Costumes were due yesterday - students must bring any remaining pieces for the final dress rehearsal (May 16) and performance (May 23). Here is the remainder of our rehearsal schedule: MAY 2 - run-throughs MAY 9 - Perform for 3rd & 4th grade drama class MAY 16 - Final dress rehearsal MAY 23 - Performance for the public
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Just a reminder to that when we return from spring break on March 28, you will need to be off-book (meaning completely memorized!). You will no longer be allowed to have your script on stage with you during rehearsal. If you lost your script, you can download a copy here.
Enjoy your break! Next week we will be doing table work, during which we spend time learning about the context of the story and analyzing our characters. To prepare for this, each student was assigned a particular aspect of the context of Pride & Prejudice. Research your topic and bring 5 important or interesting facts regarding your topic to share with the class.
This semester we will focus on one play: a farcical version of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (adapted by Brendan P. Kelso).
To start off spring semester, we are going to watch a film version of the original Pride and Prejudice. Since only a few students are familiar with the novel, this is a quick way to introduce everyone to the original story line so the whole cast understands the farcical aspect of the production. Beginning tomorrow (1/17) we will watch sections of the 2005 film adaptation directed by Joe Wright, which is rated PG. You can find more information about the content and age-appropriateness of this film on the Common Sense Media website. If you have any objections to watching this movie in class, please let me know and I will come up with an alternative assignment to complete during the time we are watching the film. This Pride and Prejudice script is silly and funny - it will be a lot of fun to work on this semester! |
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