Perform a scene from Macbeth

Make sure each person in the scene has a significant part.

You can costume and decorate the scene any way you like, but perform the scene "straight." Don't do a parody.

Girls can play male parts. And yes, guys can play female parts (just as they did in 1605!).

The scene will be filmed for posterity.

Each scene must be accompanied by a short prologue or epilogue explaining how the scene can be understood in relation to the entire play.

Here are some scenes that could work for ensemble play:

• Act 1 scene 3
• Act 1 scene 7 (from Lady Macbeth's entrance)
• Act 2 scene 2
• Act 2 scene 4
• Act 3 scene 4
• Act 4 scene 1
• Act 5 scene 8 

Individuals can deliver one of several soliloquies:

• the unsex me speech (1.5)
• the "if it were done" speech (1.7)
• the dagger scene (2.1)
• the sleepwalking scene (5.1)
• the "tomorrow" speech (5.5) 

What an A looks like: All of the players have mostly memorized their lines. The players have thought about their characters-- how they say what they say, how they react to what is said to them, and what they might be doing while all of this is going on. The players are aware of the dramatic nature of the scene-- what's at stake, what the problem is, and what characters are trying to accomplish in the scene. The sets and costuming (or lack of them) contribute to the drama appropriately. There is an introduction (a chorus) that introduces the action and explains why the scene is significant on a symbolic, allegorical, or anagogical level.

Senior Project:

Students can do a scene from Macbeth for senior project.

Students can do a podcast of a scene with the same elements as above. The podcast option is not available for senior project credit.