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Assignment Files

Assignment Sheet

Your Task:

Directions: You and your partner must choose a play by William Shakespeare and research one production of this show in the past 10 years. It should have been produced in a modern style and with unique costumes and staging. No traditional performances please. When you present this to the class you must include the following information in the presentation:

Directorial concept (which includes theme(s) and why the director chose to produce the play in this manner)
Where and when it was produced.
Costume and prop design and the reason behind these choices.
Unique staging if applicable.
Use of lighting and choreography/music.
Was it a success?
Include clips, pictures, and text to teach the class about this production.

Database

Drama for Students This link opens in a new window
A subsection of Gale Virtual Reference Library, use this link to search specifically for information about plays and musicals.
EBSCO (Explora) - BVSW This link opens in a new window
Rich, reliable, general content, generated for student use in schools and libraries. High quality, scholarly, and verified articles, easily accessible for students.
SIRS - BVSW This link opens in a new window
SIRS provides articles, websites, videos, multimedia graphics, charts, maps, statistics, primary sources and government documents, hand-selected from thousands of national and international sources. This database is comprehensive and includes resources from all of the disciplines (content areas).
ProQuest - BVSW This link opens in a new window
This is our most advanced research database, which will yield an extensive list of resources from publications and universities all over the world. Surely you will find what you are looking for whether it be for Social Studies, ELA, Science, Math, Art, etc.