Ben and Eden Lyda: Children Delighting in Shakespeare

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

Books Mentioned In This Episode

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit

Tales from Shakespeare by Mary and Charles Lamb

Retelling of Shakespeare stories by Bruce Covell

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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