Synopsis
This show answers every question everyone has ever had about Shakespeare.
Well, maybe it doesn't quite do that. But it does touch on many cool aspects of Shakespeare's life, Elizabethan London, and plays and theater. Most of the titles of Shakespeare's plays are mentioned (often in humorous contexts), and there are dozens of quotations from Shakespeare, including extended passages from Othello and Romeo and Juliet (and a fractured description of A Midsummer Night's Dream). It's a perfect introduction for students and audiences to the real thing!
Preview the script and songs!Key Concepts
Shakespeare Unshackled reinforces students' famililarity with:
- Shakespeare's life
- the nature of theatrical productions (actors, staging, audience, especially as regards the Old Globe Theatre)
- acting companies and patronage
- Elizabethan and Jacobean London
- structure and style of plays
- sources
- the canon
Shakespeare Unshackled is a great complement to your curriculum resources in elementary, middle and high school language arts. And, like all of our plays, this show can be used to improve reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, performance and music skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and numerous social skills (read about it!) -- all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
(For more Shakespeare goodness, also see our play Macbeth, the musical Comedy.)
Aligned with national standards! View the standards and vocabulary.Publication Info
Author: Ron Fink (Composer) and John Heath (Book and Lyrics)
ISBN:
978-1-886588-39-4
© 2007
Bad Wolf Press, LLC
Kateri Davis (verified owner) –
My 7th grade drama class performed this musical, and it was a big hit with students and parents alike. So nice to have a play in which all students can shine with some dialogue and ensemble singing! The play was humorous and the songs catchy, plus this play had a ton of information about Shakespeare and his times. You know a play is successful when the students are still talking about it and singing the songs throughout the following years. Also really appreciate having the rights to be able to tweak the play to suit my class and stage.