Show Me the Money, Mr. Shakespeare and Mr. Jonson
Two popular Jacobean playwrights!
Two plays – one comedy, one tragic epilogue!
One stage – the Globe Theatre, Southwark, London!
One Summer – 1606!
One theme – MONEY!
Who’s got it, who wants it, who gets it!
AND, most important, the effects of money on the men of wealth!
‘Tis to be a journey with the title characters of Timon in William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens and Volpone in Ben Jonson’s Volpone.
‘Twill be an exploration of two former actors cum playwrights, two friends and theatrical rivals, one a mentor to the other, the other eight years younger outliving the greater by 21 years.
‘Twill be a study of “compare and contrast,” “cause and effect,” “success and ultimate stardom” of one over the other.
MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! 1606! ON STAGE WITH WILL SHAKESPEARE & BEN JONSON
(Any book editions or free Internet downloaded texts of both plays are acceptable for the class.)
Class Limit: 24
Instructor Joseph Coté is a classically trained actor who has explored the literary world of William Shakespeare from an actor’s vantage view for several years. Over time, Joseph has appeared in feature roles within 14 of the Bard’s plays. In the classroom his study of the text and the flow of the play’s action focuses on “one character on one journey.” His work with curious class members is far more a “character study” than a scholarly analysis. Identifying the steps and effects of that journey within the greater scope of the play is paramount. Joseph’s classes are highly interactive “conversations” involving all students and they always include opportunities for students to lift the words off the page, breathing life into them with vocal readings of key scenes. Joseph holds a B.A. from the University of Maine and an M.S. from Washington University in St. Louis. His actor training included extensive work with the late John Broome of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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