Name: Great Homeschool Conventions (Columbus)
Start: 2025-04-24T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-26T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Columbus, OH

Tagged: middle school, play, shakespeare

This topic has 6 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 9 years, 8 months ago by mfurnell.

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February 28, 2015 at 3:06 pm
mfurnell
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Needing a play for my middle-school boys to read. It needs to be in dialogue format not like Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare. Any suggestions?
March 2, 2015 at 5:52 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
Do you want a Shakespeare play or just any good play?
March 18, 2015 at 12:23 pm
mfurnell
Participant
Any good play!
March 18, 2015 at 5:41 pm
Angela
Participant
Have you looked at the No Fear Shakespeare books?!
We love them at our house, so much so that those are the FIRST I try to buy for a new study, even though we have a couple of “complete works” books.

March 18, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Sonya Shafer
Moderator
Another possibility might be the play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. It showcases life in a small New England town in 1901. It’s pretty short and an easy read. There is also a movie version made in 1940.
It’s been a while since I saw the play, so I can’t recall if there were any specific things that you might want to know ahead of time. (Be sure to pre-read it. Your library will probably have a copy.) The main theme is to live well, taking time to stop and enjoy the natural beauty and relationships with people around you.
It’s similar to Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre in that it used very minimal props and scenery.
March 18, 2015 at 9:43 pm
butterflylake
Participant
Is there a play of any of the literature you are reading this year? You could read the script as well as the novel.
Is there a theatre nearby with a play worth seeing? Reading the play before seeing it performed may be a good choice.
We are planning to do that with Peter Pan this year.
March 20, 2015 at 9:26 am
mfurnell
Participant
These are great ideas – thank you!