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The Unit Play is an after school activity offered to the seventh and eighth
grade students and is a culmination of the dramatic learning done throughout
students’ time at Fayerweather. It is a three-month project that teaches
students concepts such as mastery, collaboration, perseverance, and commitment,
as well as the importance of a sense of humor and good snacks. Alternating each
year between Shakespeare and other multi-cultural pieces, the goal is to push
students to a new level. Students decipher sophisticated text by doing dictionary
work and become skilled at analyzing the inner meanings of the plays. The play
also helps them understand the complexities of a stage production since they
are involved with all aspects of the performance: memorizing lines, designing
and building stages, creating advertising, selling tickets, and making items
to be sold as concessions. While it is an optional activity, the majority of
students participate. Try-outs begin in December and rehearsals are three
times per week after school from January through March. This culminates in three
evening performances for the community.
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Sakuntala and the Ring
of Recollection
by Kalidasa
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