| Paul Kopco, instructor in
mass communications, and Roger Ochse, associate professor
of English, presented their digital Shakespeare workshop
at the Third International Conference on Teaching
Shakespeare Through Performance held March 2-4 in
Washington, D.C. The conference, co-sponsored by the
National Council of Teachers of English, the National
Repertory Theater, and the Folger Shakespeare Library,
featured teachers, performers, and technical specialists
using student performance to enhance the teaching and
learning of Shakespeare.
The workshop, “The Digital Difference: Enhancing
Teaching of Shakespeare through Technology,”
demonstrated how students can access Shakespeare through
digital video technology as they create online scenes
from Shakespeare's plays.
Ochse said, “Students know they will be seen by
their parents and friends on the Internet. This energizes
their roles, thrusting them into a dynamic relationship
with Shakespeare.” Kopco provided detailed
specifications for educators wanting to use digital video
technology, together with recommendations for its use in
multimedia applications.
Scenes included brief segments from A Taming of the
Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet,
and Hamlet. Directing many of the scenes was
former BHSU theater student Barbara Russell, now a
graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Actors included: Sharon Follette, a Spearfish High School
senior (Kate and Juliet); Ellery Grey, a speech major and
BHSU senior (Petruchio,
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 Romeo,
Hamlet); and BHSU students Sunny Johnson (Nurse), Sandi
Hogan (Gertrude), and Teresa Addington (Kate). BHSU
President Dr. Thomas Flickema made a cameo appearance as
Polonius in Hamlet.
Students from Ochse's fall 1999 Shakespeare class
performing in A Midsummer Night's Dream were:
Donna Jones (Quince), Carol Armbrust (Egeus and Bottom),
Kjaresti Bushilla (Hermia and Flute), Mark Sheahan
(Lysander), Michelle Thomson (Theseus and Snout), Jill
Anderson (Demetrius), Pam Applegate (Hippolyta), and
Woody Shelton (Puck).
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