Term Plan and Scene Selections

Shakespeare Project – TERM PLAN 2A2

Hello all,

As promised, below is the overview of the term and rehearsal schedule. There is also a scene allocation below. Please note, all details are subject to development and change.

Week	Task
1 (28/9)	Mon: Scene Reading and discussion Thurs: research presentation: 1 (The Elizabethan Playhouse – Alice & John) Character work Fri: Research Presentation 2 (Comedy/Tragedy – Nicky & Dean) Character, text and ensemble work
2 (5/10) cuts complete	Mon: Research presentation 3: (Shakespeare’s life of work – Funmi & Liam) Scene work: Hamlet (1) Dream (1) Thurs: Research presentation 4: (Elizabethan London – Rachael & Andy) Scene work: Hamlet (2) Dream (2) Friday: Research presentation 5 (Queen Elizabeth, politics 17th century – Cat & Luke) 6 (Shakespeare the man – Dom, Dan, Emma) Scene work: Run back on all scenes, and if time Hamlet (3)
3 (12/10)	Mon: Scene work: Hamlet (3) Dream (3) Thurs: Scene work: Hamlet (4) Dream (4) Fri: Consolidate all scene work thus far
4 (19/10)	Mon: Scene work: Hamlet (5) Dream (5) Thurs: Scene work: Hamlet (6) Dream (6) Fri: Consolidate all scene work thus far
5 (26/10)	Mid Term – No timetable
6 (2/11)	Mon: Scene work: (Hamlet 7) Stagger through all scenes, guage timings, make additional cuts if necessary Thurs & Friday: Back to start, revisit scenes for detail, refinement, development
7 (9/11)	Scene and character development work Detail TBC
8 (16/11)	Scene and character development work Detail TBC
9 (23/11)	Scene and character development work Detail TBC Runs/dress runs
10 (30/11)	Production Week Final Showing: 3/12/09

Scenes:

Hamlet

(1) Act 1 Sc 2 Court scene News of apparition	Claudius Laertes Polonius Hamlet Gertrude Horatio Marcellus	John Liam Funmi Cat Alice Luke Emma
(2) Act 2 Sc 1 (p.100-101) “How now Ophelia, what’s the matter?”	Polonius Ophelia	Rachael Nicky
(3) Act 2 Sc 2 (p.109-115) “words, words, words”	Polonius Hamlet Guild Ros Gertrude (hidden) Claudius (hidden)	Funmi Dean Andrew Dan Alice John
(4) Act 3 Sc 1 (P.124-128) “Get thee to a nunnery”	Hamlet Ophelia Polonius Claudius	Cat Nicky Rachael John
(5) Act 3 Sc 4 (P.146-154) Chamber scene “Now mother, what’s the matter”	Gertrude Hamlet	Alice Dean
(6) Act 4 Sc 5 (P.166-170) “Where is my father”	Laertes Claudius Ophelia Gertrude (crowd/onlookers)	Liam John Nicky Alice
(7) Act 5 Sc 2 (P.188-191)	Horatio Hamlet	Luke Cat/Dean (TBC)

The Dream (6 Scenes)

(1) Act 1 Sc 1, p.49-54 Intro of the lovers	Helena Hermia Demetrius Lysander	Funmi Emma Liam Andrew
(2) Act 2 Sc 1, p.58-63 “Ill met by moonlight”	Puck Titania Oberon	Dom Rachael Dan
(3) Act 2 Sc 1, p. 63-65 “I love thee not”	Demetrius Helena	Liam Funmi
(4) Act 2 Sc 2, p.68-72 Lovers confusion	Puck Lysander Hermia Demetrius Helena	Dom Andrew Emma Liam Funmi
(5) Act 3 Sc 1, P.77-84 Titania’s Dream	Bottom Titania Oberon Puck Fairies	Nicky Rachael Dan Dom Company
(6) Act 5 sc 1, P. 121 Puck’s speech “If we fairies have offended”	Puck	Dom