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	"The Shakespeare Stealer"

	•1. Write a review of the play (3 paragraphs): include "likes" and "dislikes" (if applicable) supporting the reasons why. [double spaced/typed] •2. Construct a profile and timeline of William Shakespeare. Include important literary contributions as well as interesting facts. [double spaced/typed] •3. Visit the Children's Theater website: www.nashvillechildrenstheatere.org 4. At the NCT website, look in the "teacher" section at a few of the links to the play. Also look at the pdf file there if possible. 5. At the NCT website, read the reviews of "The Shakespeare Stealer" by the Nashville newspapers. Do you agree? DUE: 10.31.06	*
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	•[LINK]: NCT website •[LINK]: 2006-2007 plays at NCT •[LINK]: 2006-2007 plays overview •[LINK]: Theater Etiquette •[LINK]: "The Shakespeare Stealer" •[LINK]: "Einstein is a Dummy" •[LINK]: Etiquette overview •[LINK]: "Shakespeare" overview •[LINK]: "Einstein" overview •[LINK]: Etiquette quiz •[LINK]: "Shakespeare" quiz •[LINK]: "Einstein" quiz

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	THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER By Gary L. Blackwood Oct. 10-28, 2006 It’s 1601, and a fourteen-year-old apprentice named Widge has been brought to London to carry out a dastardly plan. Widge must pretend to join the apprentice company of the celebrated theatre troupe The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, where there’s as much drama behind-the-scenes as there is onstage. Widge’s breathless adventures in the great Globe Theatre bring him face-to-face with the world’s most famous playwright and Queen Elizabeth herself. But the action begins when Widge’s master gives him this order: steal the script of William Shakespeare’s new play, Hamlet – or suffer the direst of consequences! Another award-winning juvenile novel comes to life at NCT!
Basics of Theatre Etiquette: We're excited that you'll be joining us for a show at NCT. Theatre is live, so watching it different from watching a movie. The actors on stage can see and hear you just as you can see and hear them. Because of this, you play a special role in helping to tell the story. As an audience member, you have both opportunities to participate and responsibilities to consider. •If something in the show makes you want to laugh, clap, play, sing or dance, please do! •Your reactions make the play fun for the actors and the audience (The actors can hear you.) •However, please stay in your seat, and do not talk to your friends during the performance. Extra noise can distract the actors and make it difficult for them to perform (Again, the actors can hear you.) •When you arrive at the theatre, an usher will help you to your seat. Right before the show is about to begin, the lights in the theatre (“house lights”) will go off. Don't panic! This happens so you can see the stage.

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