Angels in America Lesson Plan

Enacting a scene: monologues

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

To understand Kushner's text as a performed work

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6

Structure:

Much of Kushner's language in Angels in America is complex, idiosyncratic to each character, and full of cultural, literary, and historical allusions. Performing this text in such a way that it sounds like a real human speaking it can be a challenge for actors, and performing it allows actors to discover nuance in the language that is not immediately apparent from the page. In this exercise students will prepare and act a monologue from the play.

ACTIVITY

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