Beauty and the Beast

On Wednesday, April 7th 2011, we went to see the play Beauty and the Beast at Mercy high school. Camila Ascencio played Belle and Adrian Estrada played the beast. Grades from 2nd-6th went to the play.

We could get to the play either by carpooling to and from Hillwood, or we could be driven to the play, by our parents, and carpooled back to Hillwood.

Picture: The cast in crew, circled in red is the beast and circled in purple is Belle.

Hamlet visits San Francisco

Hamlet, by Willam Shakespeare, is visiting San Francisco on Sunday, February 14, at 2 p.m. It will be played at the Ingleside Library (Ocean Ave. and Westwood Park).

To find out about Hamlet,visit Spark or Wikipedia.

Theater Event: ‘Hamlet’ in Noe Valley

Student assignment: Rubina

Write a news story announcing this upcoming play. Write about how students can attend the show and what Hamlet is about. Remember to include the five W's of a good news story.

HAMLET at the Noe Valley Library, 451 Jersey Street, San Francisco, on

November 21st ~ Show at 2:00 pm / Q&A with the cast at 3:00 pm
No ticket or reservation needed — just come and enjoy the show!

This ghostly tale of a prince whose royal family is disrupted by revenge and corruption is considered to be one of Shakespeare’s finest commentaries on morality and the human condition. Set in the medieval court of Denmark, the show features Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy, ‘to be or not to be’ and other familiar language that will be readily recognized!

The set (hand-painted by award-winning scenic designer Serina Serjama whose work with Santa Barbara and San Jose Opera Companies has been widely acclaimed) and period costumes conjure up Elsinore, the medieval Danish castle in which Hamlet is set. The performance also features a professionally choreographed sword fight! This production is directed by Rebecca J. Ennals, who staged last year’s tour of Romeo & Juliet that played nearly 200 times all over the state.

Event: Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors

Student Assignment: Zack O.

Write a news story about the San Francisco's Shakespeare Festival's upcoming free performances. Highlight the two performances set to happen this weekend in the Presidio.

Use the Shakespeare Festival's website to collect information for your story.

You should also read the San Francisco Chronicle's review of the play. If you use any information from the story, remember to cite the information and link to the story.

Because this is a preview to a play, include the basic plot to this play. You should also consider whether this is play showing Shakespeare in the traditional sense or not.

Work in the following quotation from the Festival's website: "Only a Scrooge could fail to enjoy this light-hearted entertainment, which kept multi-generational family groups happily attentive for several hours," wrote Sue Steinberg, in the Pleasanton Independent.

Remember to answer the five 5 W's of a good news story.

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why

Include a link to the Festival's video (also shown on this post).

Include an image (remember to credit the source). You could use this image.

Photo credit: SFGate.com.
Video credit: SFShakes.org.