Along with Ms. Rachel, I have been working on our drama play for the island-wide speech festival. Our students will be performing selections from Christopher Marlowe’s “Dr. Faustus.” The play is based on a doctor who is choosing to sell his sole to the devil and as a reward meets the 7 deadly sins. We’ve held auditions, selected our actors, and practice has been underway for the past 2 weeks.
I am SO impressed by our students. They are progressing so much, and the play is slowing coming to life. By the time we are done with it (in 4.5 weeks), I think it will be a great performance.
Rachel and I have been working with our 2 main characters, Dr. Faustus and Mephistopheles (the devil’s henchman), and the rehearsals couldn’t be more enjoyable. The kids have great personalities and are such comedians that (even though we are performing a drama) they bring tremendous life and excitement to practice.
Since the play is written in Shakespearian-esque language the kids could not initially understand their lines. Rachel and I have spent many hours simply translating each line and it’s meaning to the students. Watching the students soak it up, understand their parts, then portray their characters has been such a rewarding experience (not to mention tons of fun!).
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