Ancient Greek play practice

Yesterday we read the ancient Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche. Today we started practicing reading and acting out the script for the play. We broke up into two groups to run through the play. We talked a lot about how in ancient Greece women were not allowed on stage, so men played all the parts using masks. Here are the casts of characters:

Group A
Hannah & Ryan = Zeus (and director)
A.G. = Psyche
Carly = Aphrodite
Caleb = Sister 1 & Ant
Heymi = Sister 2 & Reed
Aiden = Cupid

Group B

Charlie & Henry = Zeus (and director)

Andie = Psyche

Kenley = Aphrodite

Clare = Sister 1 & Ant

Tenley = Sister 2 & Reed

Will = Cupid

As we practice each day we will take turns with different parts. Eventually we hope to pick permanent parts and even add props and costumes. We could tell that some people practiced at home last night by all the personality they put into their character today. Aphrodite and the Sisters have especially humorous parts. Zeus is the narrator.

Working on our podcasts in GarageBand

Today we spent some much needed time in the computer lab. Above you can see a screenshot  of what Charlie's podcast about Cardinals looks like so far in Garageband (you can click on it to get a larger, more detailed view). In this program we combine our voice recordings, music, and pictures to create a final product.