w2.1 Series 1: Script Analysis Three Sessions- Tuesdays, July 16th, 23rd & 30th. 7:30-9:00PM Centreville Library.

[william]

Practice using the language of the script and related research to decipher
location, history, relationships, and motivations.

[JaneT]

Background material.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/script-analysis-important-2061/

Why Script Analysis Is Important (and How To Do It Right)
BY LAURENCE COOK | LAST UPDATED: APRIL 22, 2022

A clean script is an incomplete object: it might contain all the lines, but it’s only a fragment of the information an actor needs to give a detailed and accomplished performance. That’s where script analysis—also known as “table work,” “text work”—comes in. It's a vital part of an actor’s toolkit, and it's a skill anyone can learn. In fact, you already do it unconsciously when reading or watching drama. But to harness it, you need to know the basics. Here’s everything you need to know about script analysis for actors.
What is Script Analysis?... Open document for full article

Script Analysis.pdf

[JaneT]

Background material.
Hamlet Summary
Source: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/hamlet/

The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. The play ends with a duel, during which the King, Queen, Hamlet's opponent and Hamlet himself are all killed.
Open document for more
Hamlet Summary.pdf

[JaneT]

Hamlet script- Folger's version

hamlet_PDF_FolgerShakespeare.pdf

[sea.captain]

video including subtitles of workshop.

also includes transcript. however, transcript has NOT been heavily edited
Play 98 Workshop 02 Series1 1 Subtitle-1.mp4

transcript.
Play 98 Workshop 01 Series1 1-1.pdf