Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor.

Find resources for Williams Shakespeare's Hamlet, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.

 

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Renaissance Theater (1300-1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!
Renaissance Theater (1300-1600 A.D.) | Kids Work!
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5

In the Renaissance (Re-nais-sance) period, from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries, an interest in classical Greek and Roman art, culture and theater returned. Two major theater design...
Sound Studio | Artopia
Sound Studio | Artopia

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In the theater, sound refers to sound effects and music, as well as the audibility of the actors. Adding music and sound effects, like lighting, can change the mood of a production. Sound can also...
Lighting Studio | Artopia
Lighting Studio | Artopia

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Theater lighting is an important aspect of the stage picture. The first thing theater lights do is to illuminate the stage and actors so they can be seen. Lighting can create the mood of a scen and...
Costume Shop: Fashion in Shakespeare's Time | Artopia
Costume Shop: Fashion in Shakespeare's Time | Artopia

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In Shakespeare's day fashion made a major statement. Wealthy people wore expensive, uncomfortable clothes because they demonstrated a person's prosperity and high social standing. To dress the actors...
Theater: One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia
Theater: One Minute Art Lesson | Artopia

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Watch a brief animated history of theater. TRANSCRIPT Hey let’s put on a show! That’s theater, folks, and it’s like a human thing! Humans all over the world do plays and puppet shows and pantomimes...
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Artopia
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

William Shakespeare A Closer Look In this scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon, the King of the Fairies, has tricked the queen, Titania, into falling in love with Nick Bottom. Meanwhile, Puck...
The Trojan Women | Artopia
The Trojan Women | Artopia

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Euripides - USC Theater Dept. (2004) A Closer Look This scene from The Trojan Women was shot in the studio at South Carolina ETV using three cameras. The actresses originally performed the play...