Jerusalem Reader's Theater Club
Join the Jerusalem Reader's Theater Club.
Why:
- Many Anglos who like theater avoid performances in Hebrew, afraid that they will not understand what is being said.
- Students in higher level ulpanim read newspapers and novels, but not drama. Drama is the one kind of text that is all conversation, except for a few staging directions here and there.
- Anglos who like going to the theater,
- Want to improve their Hebrew fluency, and
- Maybe meet new people.
- Small self-formed or coordinator-assisted groups, typically about 6-8 people, constitute a "troupe."
- Each troupe designates a person to coordinate with the others.
- The people starting this club are Amy Feldman and David Kra. Be nice to us. We are volunteers.
- Hebrew plays, preferably recent, preferably not translations from other languages
- Preferably, scripts will be in electronic form, so people can read them on computers, tablets, or phones, or print them out.
- "Reader's Theater" is a term for people reading plays out loud from a script. It is a proven way to improve foreign language fluency. This club adds the twist of attending a professional performance after the reading.
- Our initial thinking is that troupes will have about 8 weeks over which to read each play before attending the performance. Each troupe schedules its reading sessions on their own.
- This is an informal club in formation. We are just getting started. The first play has not yet been chosen.
- Each troupe decides where to conduct its reading sessions. They could rotate among troupe members homes, or meet at a community center or other public space.
- A troupe could create a Skype group. Some or all participants could participate via video or voice conferencing for free.
- Conduct a reading session: The leader for a session assigns parts in the script to the people present that day. If there are fewer participants than parts, there may need to be some doubling up. If there are fewer parts than participants, allocation of roles may be on a scene or act basis. It is OK for there to be gender mismatch between participant and role.
Participants read their parts OUT LOUD to the rest of the group.
It is OK to break role at any time to discuss the meaning of a phrase or what is going on.
Unless the troupe members agree otherwise, do not expect the members to have read the session's scenes ahead of time. - Communicate: We expect to use this blog, google+, google communities, email and whatsapp.
Each troupe should have its own whatsapp or other group, to facilitate scheduling etc. Warning: We are new to some of these ourselves. - Select plays: We will work with the Khan and Jerusalem theaters to select candidate plays and solicit your input if there are many. Assuredly, there will be something to offend you in each play. This is Israel.
- To join: Fill out the form at Join the Jerusalem Readers Theater Club. You may enroll yourself as an individual or couple, and enroll your friends at the same time, but get their permission first.
- Club membership is free.
- Expect that there will be a charge for some scripts. If somebody prints it out for you, expect to pay for at least ink and paper.
- We may be able to get group rates for performances. If you have series tickets, use them.
- If possible, the club leadership prefers that purchases be made through the theater or a bookstore, so we don't need to handle payments.
- Handling the cost of refreshments at troupe meetings is up to the troupe.
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