Angelo Interrogates Isabella — Measure for Measure II.ii
From: Measure for Measure
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Individual scenes from across the canon — ideal for classroom projects.
A single Shakespeare scene — done well, in the original language — is a complete DT:FC experience. Scenes carry the dramatic architecture that novice Players need to feel the play breathe; they are short enough to rehearse deeply and structured enough that the ensemble stays fully cast throughout.
See Alternative One of the Alternatives essay for the full framing, including the “string of beads” variant and the Colorado Will Power story.
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Cassius Recruits Brutus — Julius Caesar I.ii
From: Julius Caesar
Hermia, Helena, and Lysander Quarrel — MSND III.ii
From: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Hamlet and Horatio — Hamlet I.ii
From: Hamlet
The Nurse Tries to Persuade Juliet — R&J III.v
From: Romeo and Juliet
Olivia Receives Cesario — Twelfth Night I.v
From: Twelfth Night
Mistress Quickly Delivers the Message — Merry Wives II.ii
From: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Richard Woos Lady Anne — R3 I.ii
From: Richard III
Looking for the Mechanicals arc? It’s filed under Children’s Shakespeare — the same scenes work as a string-of-beads example and as young Players’ first Shakespeare.
Scenes library
Individual scenes drawn from across Shakespeare’s plays. Great for classroom groups working on one arc in depth.
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Angelo Interrogates Isabella — Measure for Measure II.ii
From: Measure for Measure
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Cassius Recruits Brutus — Julius Caesar I.ii
From: Julius Caesar
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Celia and Rosalind — As You Like It I.iii
From: As You Like It
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Fairy and Robin Goodfellow — A Midsummer Night's Dream II.i
From: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Hamlet and Horatio — Hamlet I.ii
From: Hamlet
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Hermia, Helena, and Lysander Quarrel — MSND III.ii
From: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Jaques and Orlando — As You Like It III.ii
From: As You Like It
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Mistress Quickly Delivers the Message — Merry Wives II.ii
From: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Olivia Receives Cesario — Twelfth Night I.v
From: Twelfth Night
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Petruchio and Katharina — The Taming of the Shrew II.i
From: The Taming of the Shrew
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Quickly and Falstaff — The Merry Wives of Windsor II.ii
From: The Merry Wives of Windsor
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Richard Woos Lady Anne — R3 I.ii
From: Richard III
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The Nurse Tries to Persuade Juliet — R&J III.v
From: Romeo and Juliet