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STUDY GUIDE TOOLS for TEACHERS Sponsored By 2014 STUDY GUIDE TOOLS FOR TEACHERS sponsored by Tom McCamus, Seana McKenna Support for the 2014 season of the Tom Patterson Theatre is generously provided by Richard Rooney & Laura Dinner Production support is generously provided by Karon Bales & Charles Beall Table of Contents The Place The Stratford Festival Story ........................................................................................ 1 The Play The Playwright: William Shakespeare ........................................................................ 3 A Shakespearean Timeline ......................................................................................... 4 Cast of Characters ...................................................................................................... 6 Plot Synopsis ............................................................................................................... 7 Sources and Origins .................................................................................................... 8 Stratford Festival Production History ......................................................................... 9 The Production Artistic Team and Cast ............................................................................................... 10 Lesson Plans and Activities Creating Atmosphere .......................................................................................... 11 Mad World, Mad Kings, Mad Composition! ........................................................ 14 Discussion Topics ............................................................................................... 18 Resources ..................................................................................................... 19 discontent/ Made glorious summer by this sun of York.” Those words marked The the triumphant end to what had sometimes seemed a hopeless struggle against the odds to turn Stratford Patterson’s dream into a reality – and the beginning of an astonishing new chapter in Canadian theatre history. Story The other production of that inaugural That Stratford, Ontario, is the home of six-week season, a modern-dress the largest classical repertory theatre version of All’s Well That Ends Well, in North America is ultimately opened the following night, confirming attributable to the dream of one man, the opinion of celebrated novelist Stratford-born journalist Tom Robertson Davies that the new Festival Patterson. was an achievement “of historic importance not only in Canada, but In the early 1950s, seeing the wherever theatre is taken seriously – economy of his home town that is to say, in every civilized country endangered by the withdrawal of the in the world.” railway industry that had sustained it for nearly 80 years, Patterson Time proved the truth of Davies’ conceived the idea of a theatre festival words, for the Festival’s pillared, devoted to the works of William porticoed thrust stage revolutionized Shakespeare. His vision won the the performance of classical and support not only of Stratford City contemporary theatre in the latter half Council and an enthusiastic committee of the 20th century and inspired the of citizens, but also of the legendary design of more than a dozen other British actor and director Tyrone major venues around the world, Guthrie, who agreed to become the including the Guthrie Theatre in proposed festival’s first Artistic Minneapolis, the Beaumont Theatre at Director. The Stratford Shakespearean Lincoln Centre and, in England, the Festival of Canada was incorporated Chichester Festival Theatre, the as a legal entity on October 31, 1952. Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and the A giant canvas tent was ordered from a Olivier Theatre at the Royal National firm in Chicago, and in the parklands Theatre in London. Over the years, the by Stratford’s Avon River work began Festival has made some amendments on a concrete amphitheatre at the to the original design of Moiseiwitsch’s centre of which was to be a stage, without changing its essential revolutionary thrust stage created to format. Guthrie’s specifications by internationally renowned theatrical designer Tanya Moiseiwitsch. From the balcony of that stage, on the night of July 13, 1953, actor Alec Guinness spoke the opening lines of Richard III: “Now is the winter of our King John Stratford Festival 1 2014 Study Guide performers who have graced its stages are Alan Bates, Brian Bedford, Douglas Campbell, Len Cariou, Brent Carver, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Colm Feore, Megan Follows, Lorne Greene, Paul Gross, Uta Hagen, Julie Harris, Martha Henry, William Hutt, James Mason, Eric McCormack, Loreena McKennitt, Richard Monette, John Neville, Nicholas Pennell, Christopher Plummer, Sarah Polley, Douglas Rain, Kate Reid, Jason Robards, Paul Scofield, William Shatner, Maggie At the end of the 1956 season, the Smith, Jessica Tandy, Peter Ustinov giant canvas tent that had housed the and Al Waxman. Festival’s first four seasons was dismantled for the last time to make Drawing audiences of more than way for a new and permanent facility 400,000 each yyear, the Festival to be erected around the existing season now runs from April to stage. Designed by architect Robert November, with productions being Fairfield, the new building would be presented in foour unique theatres. It one of the most distinctive in the world offeers an extenssive program of of the performing arts: its circular floor educational and enrichment activities plan and crenellated roof paying for students, teachers and other striking tribute to the Festival’s origins patrons, and operates its own in-house under canvas. school of professional artist development: The Birmingham In the years since its first season, the Conservatory for Classical Theatre. Stratford Festival has set benchmarks for the production not only of Shakespeare, Molière, the ancient Greeks and other great dramatists of the past, but also of such 20th-century Stratford Festival Behind thhe Scenes masters as Samuel Beckett, Bertolt App. Contains interactive set models, Brecht, Anton Chekhov, Henrik Ibsen, exclusive images and slideshows, Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee special audio and video content and Williams. In addition to acclaimed phottos, stories and animations and productions of the best in operetta and insights into the world of theatre at the musical theatre, it has also Festival. For more information see showcased–and in many cases www.stratfordfestival.ca/explore. premièred– works by outstanding Canadian and other contemporary playwrights. For interactive cclassroom activities Its artists have included the finest relatted to the Stratford Festival, go to actors, directors and designers in the CBC Digital Archives: Canada, as well as many from abroad. http://bit.ly/Yy7eK6 Among the internationally renowned King John Stratford Festival 2 2014 Study Guide The Playwright: William Shakespeare Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small his death on April 23, 1616. He is buried Warwickshire town, in 1564, William in the town’s Holy Trinity Church. Shakespeare was the eldest son of John Shakespeare, a glover, and Mary Arden, In the first collected edition of his works the daughter of a wealthy farmer. The in 1623, fellow dramatist Ben Jonson exact date of his birth is unknown, but called him a man “not of an age, but for baptismal records point to it being the all time”. Not only did Shakespeare write same as that of his death, April 23. He some of the most popular plays of all probably attended what is now the Ed- time, but he was a very prolific writer, ward VI Grammar School, where he writing 38 (canonically accepted) works would have studied Latin literature, and in 23 years. His work covered many at 18, he married a farmer’s daughter, subjects and styles, including comedies, Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three tragedies, histories and romances, all children: Susanna, born in 1583, and, bearing his hallmark expansive plots, ex- two years later, the twins Hamnet (who traordinary language and humanist died in childhood) and Judith. themes. Shakespeare enjoyed great pop- ularity in his lifetime, and 400 years lat- Nothing further is known of his life until er, he is still the most produced play- 1592, when his earliest known play, the wright in the world. first part of Henry VI, became a hit in Lon- don, where Shakespeare was now work- ing as an actor. Soon afterwards, an out- break of the plague forced the temporary closure of the theatres, and Shakespeare turned for a while to writing poetry. By 1594, however, he was back in the thea- tre, acting with the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. He quickly established himself as one of London’s most successful drama- tists, with an income that enabled him, in 1597, to buy a mansion back in Strat- ford. In 1599 he became a shareholder in London’s newly built Globe Theatre. In 1603, Shakespeare’s company was awarded a royal patent, becoming known as the King’s Men. Possibly as early as 1610, the playwright retired to his home in Stratford-upon-Avon, living there – and continuing to invest in real estate – until King John Stratford Festival 3 2014 Study Guide About King John A Shakespearean Timeline 1558 Elizabeth I crowned. 1564 William Shakespeare born. 1572 Actors not under the protection of a patron declared rogues and vagabonds. 1576 “The Theatre”, the first public playhouse in London, opens. 1577 “The Curtain”, London’s second playhouse, opens. 1578 James VI (later James I of England) takes over government of Scotland. 1579 Publication of North’s English translation of Plutarch’s
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