Every classroom is different, but the key to teaching a play, whether it is in a literature course or a drama or theater course, is to bring the play alive in your classroom. Reading a play is a different experience from reading a novel; likewise, a play should be taught differently. This lesson plan includes activities and questions that can be used to encourage students to perform and see the play as a performed text. The themes in The Seagull, including love, failure, and disappointment, and the sense of the "everyday" in the play may be of interest to many students.
Remember that some students will have a limited theatrical background, while others will be experienced actors. Cast...
