ESP Biography
CAROLINE SASSO, Stanford sophomore studying English and Theater
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Major: English and TAPS College/Employer: Stanford Year of Graduation: 2025 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Caroline Sasso is a director, actor, playwright, poet, and Shakespeare enthusiast. She is interested in deconstructing the exclusionary tradition of Shakespeare and making the art form accessible to everybody. She is the Co-Outreach Coordinator of the Stanford Shakespeare Company and the Co-Assistant Director of the Stanford Theater and Performance Studies Department's production of Julius Caesar. She is the author of poetry chapbook Five Trains of Thought and an Apple Slice and one act play Spaceships and Stardust. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)P7787: Shakespeare off the Page: Making Shakespeare's Words Accessible in Splash Fall 2022 (Dec. 03 - 04, 2022)
In this workshop, students will learn how to read Shakespeare, understand his words, and bring his characters and stories to life. The class will begin with activities which demonstrate how Shakespeare uses poetry in his plays to convey emotion and showcase how actors use physicality to bring Shakespeare's characters to life. Finally, the session will culminate in the students working on and performing a short scene from one of Shakespeare's plays. This workshop is designed to teach students how they can connect to Shakespeare's works and make them relevant to their lives and experiences.
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