Stories to Share - Deborah Shakespeare Thurber
Channel: Jaffrey Civic Center
Date: 09/04/2023

Deborah Shakespeare Thurber became interested in theater when she was very young. She evolved throughout her career to develop a keen interest and skill in directing. Deborah is the founder and director of Project Shakespeare in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The theater company seeks to inspire young, student artists through quality productions. Project Shakespeare is in its thirtieth season. This year, 2023, the students are rehearsing for a trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, England, to perform "Hamlet" at The Dell for the Royal Shakespeare Company. This will be Deborah's third group of students to have that honor.

This film ends with a live demonstration of the interaction between a director and an actor. Deborah takes us step-by-step through the development of the scene and the actor. The scene is the famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from "Hamlet".

More about the Project Shakespeare: http://projectshakespeare.org/

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