| Youth enjoy Shakespeare workshop at Youth Centre |
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| Thursday, 18 August 2011 09:17 | |||
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Youngsters gathered at the Edward C. Gartland Youth Centre this summer to relive William Shakespeare’s memorable tales. Although the backdrop may not have been of Italian castles and majestic coliseums, the young actors showed heart and soul in their performances. Roxann Wake-Forbes, director of the youth centre, and Barbara Pankhurst of the Turks and Caicos Friends of the Arts Foundation (TCFAF) enlisted Philadelphia-based artists Scott Cannon and Susan Cade to coach the youth in Shakespearean acting by organizing a summer workshop. The week long magical workshop introduced 27 young TCI residents to the legendary writer’s historic plays, such as “As You Like It,” “Othello” and “Romeo and Juliet.” The workshop concluded with a live performance of “Romeo and Juliet,” which was cast by the students. After casting was complete, the students eagerly began to learn their lines as they divided up into Montagues and Capulets, distinguished by red and blue sashes to capture the flavor of Shakespeare’s timeless love story. Scott coached the actors in each scene, emphasizing proper diction, projection of their voices and staging cues. Each morning started with spirited warm-up exercises to get the youths minds and body’s ready for acting. The multi-disciplinary workshop included ever so popular activities such as sword fighting and Renaissance dance choreography, as well as arts and crafts projects to make their jeweled masks and crowns for the much anticipated live performance at the end of the course. The live performance was staged at the Youth Centre, where the acting class performed a 30-minute “Romeo and Juliet” recital for the audience. The group dressed in elaborate Renaissance costumes provided by TCFAF which lit up the stage with Shakespearean ambiance. Students were pleased with the week-long sessions. When asked what they liked best about the workshop, students replied with a variety of answers, such as “everything,” “acting and reading,” “sword fighting,” “learning Shakespeare,” and “when we got to act the play out.” One student was asked why they joined the workshop: “Because I have always liked to act. I think it was a good time for me to try.” These workshops were made possible by the hard work of Wake-Forbes, Pankhurst, Cannon and Cade, as well as the generous support of Ed and Carol Gartland, Barbara and Mark Pankhurst, American Airlines, TCFAF, Power 92.5 and 102.5 Kiss FM.
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