How do you write a play? Use this scene planning handout. It is also available on this page under "Handouts." Each student who was in attendance on Thursday, April 5th (the last day of class before break) was asked what setting (time and place) they were choosing for their play. The list is as follows:
Jaidah - 1960's Washington Square Park
Emily - 1990's Monty High School, NYC
Maria S. - 2012, Washington Heights
Kim - 2019, Jamaica, Virgin Islands
Kassandra - 2012, 59th and 5th, NYC
Mac - 2012, A rave in an abandoned warehouse in the Bronx
Elizabeth - present day New Orleans - Mardi Gras
Marco - 1920's Italian restaurant, Brooklyn
Naomi - 2006, Barrios of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Daniel - 1992, Central Park, sunny day around the pond
Kristian - 2200 (future), Union Square Park, NYC
Dior 1980 - Plaza Hotel and Times Square, NYC
Yesenia 2012 - Times Square nightclub, NYC
In addition, each student listed came up with a basic plot line for their play, which they took home to help them write their play over the break.
The assignment is to write a scene (or play) of two to three pages. The rules are: you must use the names and personalities of Katherina, Petruchio and Bianca, but you can set your story in any time and place in history or in the future, and you can have the characters interact in any way you wish. Your scene should include dialogue and stage directions, and must have at least four characters in it. Three must be Katherina, Petruchio and Bianca, and you can use another character from the play or create your own character for the fourth.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Tamng of the Shrew - Characters
This cycle we have been reading and translating The Taming of the Shrew. We are also watching "Kiss Me, Kate. By now you are familiar with the personalities of Katharina, Bianca and Petruchio, as well as knowing Lucencio, Batista, Gremio and Hortensio as additional characters. Here is the list we made of some personality traits of the principal characters:
| Katherina | Petrucio | Bianca |
| spiteful | manipulative | flirty |
| stubborn | persistent | promiscuous with her affections |
| vicious | direct | has many suitors |
| mean | money-hungry | has the guys competing for her attention |
| angry | a leader | her father's favorite |
| has an attitude | annoying | obedient |
| jelous of Bianca | cocky | demure |
| destructive | self-centered | kind |
| demanding | concieted | sweet |
| violent | "my way or the highway" | polite |
| rude | selfish | studious |
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