by William Shakespeare
Published by Oxford World Classics
ISBN-10: 9780199535897
Cast: 16 or more
Themes and issues: Love, coming of age, passion, desire, oppression, violence, deception, escape, prejudice, religion, and death.
Performance matters: Less is more when directing young people in Shakespeare. I always cut the text down into manageable short scenes for students. It can also be really helpful to add in lots of music and movement to break up the text. When I directed Chippenham Youth Theatre in a site specific show of Romeo and Juliet, we had a live choir and band. Plus, we included plenty of group movement and stage fighting scenes. The students loved it!
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