Day-Long Program: ₩1,200,000

Short Program: ₩400,000 / 2 Hours

Performance Coaching: ₩200,000 / 2 Hours

(Negotiable, and Travel Expenses Pending)

 

All programs are suitable for middle school students and older.

 

DAY-LONG PROGRAM

A: BASIC Work with one group of students (24 or fewer) for the entire day.

B: INTENSIVE Work with multiple groups of students (24 or fewer per group) for the day.

 

Six to eight class periods constitutes one day. Each class period is forty-five (45) or fifty (50) minutes, depending upon the school’s curriculum.

 

DAY-LONG PROGRAM A (BASIC)

 

Hour One: Introduction to Seoul Shakespeare Company

The teachers introduce themselves, perform some Shakespeare for the students to set an example, and lecture on the history of Shakespeare and why we still perform his plays. Students are given time to introduce themselves and are encouraged to state what they would like to achieve in the day’s workshop.

 

Hour Two: Let’s Get on Our Feet

Depending on the space available, the teachers guide the students through a vocal and physical warm-up and then teach basic theatre skills such as projecting one’s voice, proper (or improper) posture, how to be seen on the stage, and so on. The parts of the stage itself are explained along with how they are used.

 

Hour Three: Iambic Pentameter, Poetry, and Movement

The teachers teach and demonstrate Iambic Pentameter. Students are given a short monologue and practice the script by walking about the space with the guidance of the teachers. An emphasis is placed not so much on the words themselves but on how Shakespeare’s intentions are communicated via the punctuation he chose.

 

Hour Four: Speaking Shakespeare, Then and Now

The teachers lecture for a short time on the words that Shakespeare commonly uses (including words that he invented) along with how this language differs from modern English. Students are given opportunities to practice speaking this language, and the hour ends with a game that requires translating from modern English to Elizabethan English.

 

Hours Five and Six: Shakespeare in Action

The basics are communicated with an emphasis on safety. The teachers demonstrate the rudiments such as safe distance and unsafe distance, how to “sell” a routine, and how to perform “naps”. Students, supervised by teachers, are given the chance to try it all out for themselves. A short, safe combat sequence (like a dance) is taught and then rehearsed and performed by students.

 

Hours Seven and Eight: Interpreting Shakespeare

Students are given a short scene between two characters (age, gender, and so on does not matter) and choose partners. After some instruction from the teachers, students rehearse their scene together. Teachers offer pointers and other help throughout. Students then perform their scene for the group. Each pair of students will have a completely different interpretation of the scene. This is to be encouraged, because having different interpretations of Shakespeare is normal and even celebrated.

 

DAY-LONG PROGRAM B (INTENSIVE)

 

Teachers work in one- or two-hour blocks with a group of students. One hour is either forty-five (45) or fifty (50) minutes, depending upon the school’s curriculum.

 

Any or all of the following can be included.
Shakespeare History: Elizabethan England and why Shakespeare is performed today

A Short Shakespeare Performance: teachers demonstrate scene(s) from a play

Basic Acting Skills: voice usage, posture, parts of the stage, and so on

Speaking Shakespeare’s Language: Elizabethan English and Shakespeare’s tools

Iambic Pentameter: how to understand and work with this poetry in motion

Stage Combat: basic and safe hand-to-hand combat in addition to swordplay

Partner or Scene Work: students explore acting a scene

 

SHORT PROGRAM

 

Teachers come with a two-hour program prepared. The two hours include:

 

Shakespeare History: Elizabethan England and why Shakespeare is still performed

A Short Shakespeare Performance: teachers demonstrate from a play

Speaking Shakespeare’s Language: Elizabethan English and Shakespeare’s tricks

Iambic Pentameter: how to understand and work with this poetry in motion

 

PERFORMANCE COACHING

 

Seoul Shakespeare Company is happy to help coach a school’s performance of a Shakespeare play. The coaching includes:

 

Individual and Group Coaching

Language and Pronunciation Coaching

Poetry and Performance Coaching

Assistance with Period Costuming and Culture

Dramaturgy

Stage Combat Choreography

 

The price for coaching is very much negotiable since every coaching opportunity presents unique challenges and goals.