Ben and Eden Lyda: Children Delighting in Shakespeare
Capture the heart of stories through Shakespeare plays! Ben, founder of Children’s Shakespeare Academy, along with his articulate teenage daughter Eden, delightfully spread a contagious love of Shakespeare and drama through this bedrock of English language. Hear how virtues win and are learned in a concrete and refreshing way.
Show Notes
Something delightful is happening! Ben and Eden Lyda show the way to capture the heart of stories through Shakespeare plays. Ben, founder of Children’s Shakespeare Academy, along with his articulate teenage daughter Eden, delightfully spread a contagious love of Shakespeare and drama through this bedrock of English language. Hear how virtues win and are learned in a concrete and refreshing way.
Eden will invite you into the enchantment of joyful learning. Ben will encourage you to believe that children have a capacity for much, especially if you establish a wonder-filled atmosphere.
For understanding the over-all definition of Reader's Theatre, Ben recommends this as a non-classical, informative video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1mStaaIxA0
Eden will invite you into the enchantment of joyful learning. Ben will encourage you to believe that children have a capacity for much, especially if you establish a wonder-filled atmosphere.
For understanding the over-all definition of Reader's Theatre, Ben recommends this as a non-classical, informative video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1mStaaIxA0
Books Mentioned In This Episode
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit
Tales from Shakespeare by Mary and Charles Lamb
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott
The Odyssey by Homer
Plays by William Shakespeare Mentioned in This Episode
Julius Caesar 1599
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 1600
The Tempest 1611
The Taming of the Shrew 1594
Macbeth 1623
Much Ado About Nothing 1623
Hamlet 1603
Credits:
Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel
Logo Art: Anastasiya CF
Music: Used with permission. cellists: Sara Sant' Ambrogio and Lexine Feng; pianist: Alyona Waldo
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