
Lend Me Your Ears Project
Lend Me Your Ears is a writing project that pairs student playwrights with professional actors and allows them to examine and explore relatable themes through such Shakespearean works as Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, and The Tempest.
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By participating in a series of ten 90-minute classes led by Teaching Artists, students read plays, work on writing prompts, and tackle thematic questions in relation to both theatrical characters and their own lives.
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Working with such themes as the importance of identity or duty to self versus duty to the greater good, students learn to create monologues that represent their comprehension of Shakespearean language and inspiration derived from studying universal observations of the human condition.