PUTNEY — Students participating in The Grammar School rendition of “A Comedy of Errors” have been working for weeks to master their lines in this Shakespearean classic that opens Friday night.
Jessa Rowen, the middle school English and humanities teacher, as well as the theatre director, talked about the importance of students learning and understanding Shakespeare. As part of the school curriculum, students will read Shakespeare’s works, including “Romeo and Juliet.”
Then, putting it on as a show, she said it is just really fun to make these works come to life.
“We have a really good time doing it. The characters, this plot line, the story, the mixed identities, it’s just a lot of fun,” said Rown. “I find that seventh and eighth graders can handle the language really well, and it prepares them for high school.”
This is the second time in the six years at The Grammar School that Rowen has put on a Shakespearean play; the first was “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” two years ago.
Nola Linde, an eighth grader at the school and an actor in the play, said it’s really important to learn Shakespeare because you get to learn different perspectives.
“You have to portray how you’re acting differently because you have this Old English that most people don’t really understand that much. You have to try to act over the top and really make sure they get what you’re saying,” said Linde.
The show runs Friday and Saturday, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. For tickets and more information visit https://www.thegrammarschool.org/
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