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In this Study Guide, developed by professional educators and English-language teachers, you
will find Pre- and Post-Performance Activities and Discussion Topics, as well as teacher and
student resources. For students who are learning English we have also included key vocabulary
so that your students will get the most out of our performances. This Study Guide may be
reproduced and distributed to students. It can be found on our website
www.calliopetheatrecompany.pt
Calliope Theatre Company’s King Arthur and the Stolen Sword is an interactive performance
and we encourage your students’ participation as we will be asking a number of your students to
join us on stage.
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Calliope Theatre Company
Welcome to King Arthur and the Stolen
Sword by Calliope Theatre Company.
Our touring production of King Arthur and
the Stolen Sword, an original presentation,
has been designed to “Educate, Enlighten &
Entertain!”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Vocabulary and Activities that are highlighted in red are the most important in ensuring
that your students understand and enjoy King Arthur and the Stolen Sword. If you only have a
limited amount of time to prepare your students for the show, we suggest you focus on these
Vocabulary Items & Activities.
All of the Activities in our Study Guide may be copied and given to your students.
The Answer Key for all of the Activities is on Page 27.
KING ARTHUR AND THE STOLEN SWORD– Play Synopsis…………………………………4
WHO WAS KING ARTHUR?..................................………………………………..………........5 & 6
WHO ARE MORGANA LE FAY and DAGONET…………………………………………..… 7 & 8
HISTORICAL CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY….……………...…….…………………..…… ..9 &10
VOCABULARY……………………………………….……….…………………………………11 - 14
VOCABULARY & DISCUSSION ACTIVITIES….…...…….……………….…………..……..15 - 23
WORD SOUP………….………………………………………………………………………..…24
THEATRE – Discuss & Draw Activity………………………………………………….………….25
WHO’S WHO IN THE THEATRE – Discuss & Write Activity…….…………………………..….26
ACTIVITY ANSWERS…………………………………………………..…..……………………27
ABOUT THE ARTISTS……………………………………………………………………………28
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Calliope Theatre Company’s Play ~ Synopsis
Dagonet is tired of being King Arthur’s fool. She dreams of becoming a Knight of
the Round Table. She finally gets the chance to prove herself when Morgana Le
Fay, King Arthur’s half-sister, steals Excalibur. Dagonet and King Arthur must go
on a quest full of adventures and unusual characters to retrieve it.
England’s fate hangs in the balance as King Arthur (The King of Camelot! The
Lord With The Sword, and the Once and Future King!) and Dagonet follow
Morgana. With the help of the wizard, Merlin, a ‘terrifying’ giant knight, and
Fancy, a puppet with a mind of his own, they make their way to the Lady of the
Lake. Will they stop Morgana in time and retrieve Excalibur? Only with the help of
your students!
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THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR
Pre Show Activity~
You may wish to begin by having a brainstorming session with your students.
Ask them if they know the difference between a real story and a legend. Ask them to
name some legends that they know. (Robin Hood, Zorro, or the Portuguese legend
of O Verão de São Martinho - Saint Martin’s Summer for example).
Explain that the story of King Arthur is a legend even though many people think he
really existed. Ask students questions to see how much they know about King
Arthur, where he lived and the names of other people and events in his life.
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The Legend of King Arthur
Legend or History? It’s a Mystery!
The legends of King Arthur began to appear in the 12th century. They are thought to be
based upon a Celtic leader from the 5th or 6th century who protected his country. King Arthur
was raised and taught by and old Celtic wizard named Merlin and became King at the age of 15.
To become King he had to pass a difficult test. He had to pull a magic sword that was
stuck in a large rock. He married Guinevere and lived in a castle in Camelot. He had 12
Knights who sat at a special table. The table was round so that nobody sat at its head and
everyone was considered equal. Arthur’s knights always behaved with respect, courage, honour
and compassion.
While away, Arthur discovered that Mordred had taken control of his kingdom. He
defeated Mordred in a long, difficult battle but was seriously wounded and his magic sword,
Excalibur is thrown into a lake. When he threw the sword into the water a hand came out of
the water and took the sword. King Arthur was taken to the Isle of Avalon to get better. Some
people believe that he did not die but still lives today and that he will return when his country
really needs him.
Through the centuries, the story of King Arthur has been retold in many different ways in
books, movies, plays, and musicals. Whether or not Arthur was real, his story is like many
legends. The events and accomplishments in his life are used to teach us lessons about our own
life and the world around us.
Another legend says that the following words are written in Latin on
his tomb:
HIC JACET ARTHURIUS
REX QUONDAM
REXQUE FUTURUS
(Which means: Here lies Arthur, the once and future King).
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Who was Morgana Le Fay?
Although we have taken great liberty with their characterisations, many of the people in our
play actually existed!
Morgana le Fay was a powerful enchantress in the Arthurian legends. Early works featuring
Morgana do not tell us much beyond her role as a ‘fay’, or sorceress. In later stories, she turns
into a dangerous enemy of King Arthur .
The earliest stories, Morgana was a healer and enchantress who
lived on the Isle of Avalon where Arthur was taken after he
was fatally wounded.
In later medieval stories, the character of Morgana changes
dramatically. She is often said to be Arthur’s half-sister. In
these stories, she becomes an apprentice of Merlin and an
enemy of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Through
magic, Morgan tries to destroy Arthur's rule. She tries to obtain
the enchanted sword Excalibur and use it against Arthur in battle.
In one of the legends, Morgana then steals Excalibur from the sleeping Arthur and throws it into
a lake, before escaping by temporarily turning herself to stone. Without the protection of
Excalibur, Arthur dies in his final battle.
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Who was Dagonet?
Jesters in medieval times are thought to have worn brightly
coloured clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. In
medieval times jesters entertained with a wide variety of
skills including principal songs, music, and storytelling as
well as telling jokes, acrobatics, juggling, and magic.
Jesters usually carried marottes. A marotte is a stick with a
carved head, or puppet, on it. The word is borrowed from
the French, where it means either a fool's "bauble", a fad or
a craze. The marotte often wore a costume similar to the
jester who carried it. Sometime more undiginified or riskier
jokes would be “blamed” on the marotte, rather than the jester
himself.
Sir Dagonet was King Arthur's well-beloved
jester, and a Knight of the Round Table in
Arthurian legend.
A jester, or fool, was an entertainer during
the medieval and Renaissance eras, employed
to entertain guests in the household of a
nobleman.
Dagonet’s tom-foolery was legendary. The jester once playfully
“captured” Sir Lancelot by leading his horse to Queen
Guinevere, and the noble knight was dubbed "Dagonet’s
Prisoner" to great hilarity. At one point, Dagonet took on the
administration of the Royal Court and bankrupted the household.
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Your students will be invited to join us on stage! These are some of the historical people they
will be portraying.
Caesar defeated his enemies in the Senate and in 45 BC took control of the entire Roman
Empire. He declared himself “Emperor for Life” giving him absolute power. Caesar’s rule in
Rome would be short. In 44 B.C. Julius Caesar was murdered by members of the Senate, led by
Brutus.
Caesar reformed the Roman Empire and gave jobs and land to the poor. The Romans even
named a month after him, the month of July for Julius Caesar.
Queen Elizabeth I 1533 1603
Elizabeth was a different kind of Queen: quick-witted and
clever. But she could be as ruthless and calculating as any
king. Her mother was the ill-fated Anne Boleyn who was
the second wife of King Henry VIII. When Elizabeth was
two years old, her mother, Anne, was beheaded.
Elizabeth was aged twenty-five when she became the
Queen of England. The welfare of her people was the most
important thing to Elizabeth and she once remarked, “I am already bound unto a husband
which is the Kingdom of England.” For personal and political reasons, Elizabeth never married.
Elizabeth's greatest achievement was the relationship she had with her people. “... I have
reigned with your loves.”' she said and Elizabeth was rewarded with the devotion of her people.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (60 BC) was a great general and an important leader
in ancient Rome.
When Julius Caesar said he had something to say, everyone went to
the Forum to hear his ideas. His ideas were good ones and the
people loved him. As he became more popular, he became more
powerful. The Roman Senate was afraid that he would rule
Rome and charged him with treason.
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Boudicca
Boudicca was a Celtic Queen who lived nearly 2,000 years ago
when Britain was part of the Roman Empire. At this time, Britain
was divided up into kingdoms and each kingdom had its own
leader. The Romans quite liked the idea of these kingdoms
fighting each other because it meant they were less likely to join
together to fight the Romans.
The name Boudicca in Gaelic means “victory.” She led her
people to fight the Romans and won many battles.
In the ancient Gaelic culture, women fought as warriors and were
respected for their strength, abilities with weapons, and for their
wisdom. In her final battle, Boudicca realised her army was going
to lose the battle, so she killed herself by drinking poison.
The only description we have of Boudicca comes from a Roman historian of the time. He
wrote: "In stature she was very tall, in appearance most terrifying, in the glance of her eye
most fierce, and her voice was harsh; a great mass of bright red hair fell to her hips; around
her neck was a large golden necklace; and she wore a tunic of divers colours over which a
thick mantle was fastened with a brooch. She raised her spear and struck fear into all who
watched her.
Elvis Presley (1935 –1977)
Elvis Presley was an American singer and actor. He is often
referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".
At a young age, people noticed that Elvis had an excellent singing
voice. At the age of ten he gave his first public singing
performance and also got his first guitar. Elvis loved playing the
guitar and he carried it with him wherever he went, even to school.
He learned to play by watching other people and listening to the
radio.
Elvis had a unique style of music and performance all his own. He
danced around on stage shaking his hips. At the time, many adults
were shocked by his music and dancing. Teenagers, however,
loved Elvis' music and dancing. They had never seen anything like
him before!
Elvis is still the best selling solo artist in the history of music
with with estimated sales of around 600 million records worldwide.
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Vocabulary The following is a list of some of the vocabulary from the play which teachers may choose to
pre-teach before the performance.
NOUNS
People
Lord Lady Queen King Highness Ruler
Jester Fool Clown Puppet Marotte Actor
Wizard Mage Knight Sir Squire Swordsman
Warrior Soldier Fighter Enemy Winner Loser
Mother Brother Sister Sibling Geezer (slang for old man)
Grandchild Grandfather Granddaughter Stranger (Mysterious Stranger)
Chap (a man) Genius
Places
England Camelot Castle Lake Stream Entrance
Things
Sword Excalibur Grail Cup Map Cape
Candy Joke Game Toy Gift Battle
Duel Duty Throne Table Quest Travels
Reward Adventure Reward Job Magic Dust
(a) Play Scene Talent Audition Performance
Pocket Cheek Head Voice Sleep Deep Sleep
Incident Trouble Fuss Future Moment Monster
Dragon Enemy Nemesis Victory Hope Year
Tonne (Ton) Immortality Dream Job
Super Secret Super Power
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Vocabulary The following is a list of some of the vocabulary from the play which teachers may choose to
pre-teach before the performance.
ADJECTIVES
Merry Nice Cute Funny Adorable
Regal True Daring Important Regal
Perfect Fine Amazing Awesome Courageous
Incredible Big Wise Impressive Wonderful
Simple Fearless Worthy Trusted Loyal
Great Dignified Huge Wonderful Faithful
New Golden Tough Mighty Fearsome
Cruel Powerful Dramatic Secret Magical
Mysterious Illusive Old Stupid Mad
Insane Evil Vile Terrible Dangerous
Terrifying Disgusting Poor Painful Ugly
Rude Starving Worse Lost Tall
Scary Glum Angry Foolish Tiny
Little Faithful Deep Thoughtful Serious
Busy Sombre (Somber) Simple Equal
Even Utter(Complete) Rigged(Unfair) Teal (colour)
Unprofessional Super Secret Cancelled (slang)
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Vocabulary The following is a list of some of the vocabulary from the play which teachers may choose to
pre-teach before the performance.
VERBS/ Phrasal Verbs
To try To rule (as a King) To be knighted To knight (someone)
To fight To challenge To battle To yield (to someone)
To do battle To win To best (someone)
To respect To defend To prove To protect
To claim To beat (someone) To hurt To fear
To tremble To take over To stand To grow up
To be worthy To return To arrive To leave
To introduce To send out To send (someone) in
To remind To forget To wonder To pay attention
To think To look at To joke To dance
To dream To flutter To glitter To keep busy
To attempt To threaten To choose To grab
To hear of To presume To steal To hurt
To think To exit To grow up To meet someone
To audition To cast (actors) To upstage To get into character
To play (a role) To strike a pose To move on To walk around
To hide To guess To find To help
To ask To listen To shout To be in a rush
To wake up To fall asleep To sleep To die
To fear To decide To pretend To keep busy
To attempt To pinch To arrange To weigh
To presume To turn around To figure out To make someone proud
To throw (something back)
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Vocabulary The following is a list of some of the vocabulary from the play which teachers may choose to
pre-teach before the performance.
EXPRESSIONS
The King of Camelot! The Lord With the Sword! The Once and Future King!
Work with me here! That wore me out! Eat your heart out!
Exit, stage left! Take two and Action! Let me set the scene!
Alrighty then! Well done! It’s show time!
Wait, stop, Cut! Dun, Dun, Dun ! Less is more, Less is more!
Jolly good! Gasp, shock, horror! Who goes there?
That’s sooo last week! You Rule! Cheese and crackers!
What a work out! That would be a plot twist! Have at ye!
Off to hair and makeup! Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! Long live King Arthur!
Queen of England! Let’s get this show on the road!
No Man can Defeat Me!
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ACTIVITY # 1 – Vocabulary-Adjectives - Synonyms
A B
1.) Pretty a) Silly
2.) Old b) Crazy
3.) Funny c) Insolent
4.) Clever d) Beautiful
5.) Amazing e) Bad
6.) Rude f) Difficult
7.) Insane g) Ancient
8.) Awful h) Intelligent
9.) Hard i) Wonderful
Ask students to match the adjectives in column A
with their synonyms in column B.
Example: hot - sunny
ACTIVITY # 2 – Vocabulary-Opposites Ask students to match the words in column A with their
opposites in column B.
Example: pretty - ugly
A B
1.) Beautiful a) Tired
2.) Worse b) Mean
3.) Terrible c) Found
4.) Lost d) Well-behaved
5.) Rude e) Wonderful
6.) Awake f) Stupid
7.) Hard g) Better
8.) Wise h) Ugly
9.) Nice i) Easy
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ACTIVITY # 3 – Verbs - Past, Present &Future Tense
Ask students to identify if the verbs in the following sentences are Past, Present or Future
Tense. Have students circle the correct answer.
1. Fancy is the name of Dagonet’s marotte.
2. King Arthur had a sword named Excalibur.
3. Morgana is King Arthur’s sister.
PAST
PAST
PAST FUTURE
FUTURE
FUTURE PRESENT
PRESENT
PRESENT
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ACTIVITY # 3 – Verbs - Past, Present &Future Tense (continued)
4. Merlin had forgotten Morgana’s name.
5. The Terrible Teal Knight is a very bad swordsman.
6. Dagonet wants to be a Knight.
7. King Arthur is not a good actor.
PAST
PAST
PAST
PAST
PRESENT
PRESENT
PRESENT
FUTURE
FUTURE
FUTURE
FUTURE PRESENT
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King Arthur and the Stolen Sword Activity 4 – Family - Discussion or WRitten Exercise
IT’S ALL IN THE FAMILY!
In King Arthur and The Stolen Sword, Arthur and his sister, Morgana do not
always get along. How can we get along better with our family?
1. List three things you can do to get along better with friends or family. 2. When you’ve hurt someone’s feelings, what’s the best thing you can do? 3. A good first step to getting over a problem with a family member would be to:
a.) yell about how you feel b) say it was your fault, even if it wasn’t c.) get other people in your family to take your side d.) communicate calmly with each other
4. No matter how angry or upset you are, it’s never OK to use________ when trying to
solve an argument. 5. True or false: When you’re in an argument, you should try to stay focused on your own
point of view. 6. Sibling rivalry (fighting between brothers and sisters) is:
a.) is common b.) is normal c.) can occur at any age d.) all of the above.
7. During an argument, it’s just as important to________________ as it is to speak. 8. If you want to have an important conversation with someone, it’s best to do it:
a.) while he or she is working on something important b.) during an argument c.) when the person is calm and can give you his or her full attention d.) when the person seems really stressed out.
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King Arthur and the Stolen Sword Activity 5 – Family - WRitten Exercise Read and discuss the following poems about family. Then have students create their own poem
using adjectives and adverbs. More advanced students could use metaphors and similes.
BROTHERS & SISTERS POEM
FAMILY POEM
Families are like
Chocolate Brownies. Mostly sweet,
with a few nuts!
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ACTIVITY # 6 – Vocabulary– Adjectives ADJECTIVES
Have students match the following adjectives with characters in the play
Merry Nice Cute Funny Adorable Beautiful
Regal True Daring Important Heroic Regal
Perfect Fine Amazing Awesome Courageous Incredible
Proper Big Wise Impressive Wonderful Simple
Proud Worthy Trusted Loyal Great Dignified
Huge Wonderful Faithful New Powerful Dramatic
Secret Magical Old Mysterious Illusive Stupid
Evil Dangerous Terrifying Tall Scary Angry
Tiny Little Comedic Loud Teal (colour)
King Arthur is
Morgana is
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KING ARTHUR AND THE STOLEN SWORD ACTIVITY # 6 – Vocabulary– Adjectives (Continued) ADJECTIVES
Have students match the following adjectives with characters in the play
Merry Nice Cute Funny Adorable Beautiful
Regal True Daring Important Heroic Regal
Perfect Fine Amazing Awesome Courageous Incredible
Proper Big Wise Impressive Wonderful Simple
Proud Worthy Trusted Loyal Great Dignified
Huge Wonderful Faithful New Powerful Dramatic
Secret Magical Old Mysterious Illusive Stupid
Evil Dangerous Terrifying Tall Scary Angry
Tiny Little Comedic Loud Teal (colour)
Dagonet is
The Terrible Teal Knight is
Merlin is
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ACTIVITY # 7 – Vocabulary – NOUNS
Ask students to select the nouns from the list and put them into the correct related categories
below. (The maximum number of words per category is indicated in brackets.)
NOUNS
Jester Marotte Camelot King Mind Sword
Girl England Cheeks Cape Sister Hair
Grandchild Knight Candy Lady Picture Squire
Country Head Cup Lake Map Puppet
Toes Queen Lord Mouth Sand Adventure
People (10) Places (4) Things (10)
___________________ _________ _____________ ___________________
___________________ _________ _____________ ___________________
___________________ _________ _____________ ___________________
___________________ _________ _____________ ___________________
___________________ _________ _____________ ___________________
___________________ ______________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________
___________________ Parts of the Body (6) ___________________
___________________ _______________________ ___________________
___________________ _______________________ ___________________
___________________ _______________________ ___________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
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ACTIVITY # 8 – Comprehension – True OR False (After The Show)
Ask students to answer the following True or False questions:
1) Morgana Le Fay is King Arthur’s sister.
2.) Dagonet is not a jester.
3.) King Arthur is the Once and Future King
4.) A puppet is another word for a marotte.
5.) There are three Magic Mages.
6.) The Terrible Teal Knight, Tilly Talltoes, is not really King Arthur’s enemy.
7.) Morgana Le Fay has a ‘Super Secret Super Power’.
8.) The people who help King Arthur and Dagonet are called the Wretched Rulers.
9.) Merlin is Morgana’s father.
10.) King Arthur and Dagonet use a map to help them search the tunnels.
11.) Morgana dislikes Merlin.
12.) Merlin always gives Morgana chocolate biscuits.
.
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KING ARTHUR AND THE STOLEN SWORD ACTIVITY # 9– Word Soup
Ask students to find the words listed below in the puzzle.
EXCALIBUR FANCY MERLIN
ARTHUR MORGANA DAGONET
TEAL KNIGHT
N K G Q T W D A G O N E T Q R
Z S E G D U J R E I L A V A M
G S D X R H J K L R D A Z L E
M W R M C R P W N F G T W L R
O Z J E U A U A R T H U R O L
R G X P N W L A L H N T B R I
G A W A D F W I B O X H W T N
A A E C H T R I B D K G S X L
N W T S E E I F N U A I X Z L
A J Q K H A G A U L R N H M W
O N V B D L L C X L M K L M P
X V R H R G P G U I L E L F I
R A J W N Y C N A F D U V U W
B Z N E O Z H G P V Y X C I V
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THEATRE
~ Theatre features live on-stage actors. They have spent
many weeks rehearsing for the performance.
~ The audience is a very important part of the performance.
The success of the play often depends on the audience
and their enthusiasm and participation.
~ It is easy to identify with live actors. You can see how
they use their bodies and voices to convey different
emotions.
~ Actors wear clothing and make-up to help create the
characters they play.
~ There is much more to most live performances than
actors. Special scenery, effects, lighting, music,
costumes, and of course, the audience add to the total
experience.
ACTIVITY #10 – Discuss & DRAW!
After reading the above, ask students to discuss some of
the theatre questions below.
1.) What was your favourite part of the play? Who was
your favourite character and why?
2.) What is the difference between TV and a live
play? Which do you like better and why?
3.) Draw a picture of a favourite scene or character.
4.) Design a programme cover for the play using the title,
and an illustration inspired by the play.
5.) In 25 words or less, describe the plot of the play.
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Who’s Who at the Theatre
The Writer researches and then writes the dialogue of the play.
The Director reads the script and then interprets the story, using
the talents of Actors, Designers and Technicians.
The Set Designer works with the Director to determine the
different “looks” that will be used in each scene to tell the story.
The Properties (Props) Designer works with the Director and
the Set Designer, then creates the props that help to tell the story.
The Costume Designer works with the Director to determine the
costumes (clothing) that each performer will wear that will help
to tell more about each character in the story.
The Actors work with the Director to tell the story through their
voices, their faces, and their body movements.
ACTIVITY #11 – Discuss & Write!
1.) Talk about different things used during the play that helped to tell
the story. What things (voices, body movements, props, sounds music
and costumes) were used to portray different characters?
2.) Pretend that you are the Writer of King Arthur & The Stolen Sword. What other ideas
would you have added to the play?
3.) Think about what the actors did on stage, where they were standing, how they moved
and how they said their lines. How did the Director use these things to tell the story?
4.) Talk about the sets and props in the play. What props or details were used to suggest
specific times or settings? What materials might have been used in building the sets?
What might you have done differently?
5.) What would you need to know to create costumes for a play (research, sewing,
theatrical effects, etc.)? Why is the right costume important to the character in the play?
6.) Choose a character from the play and discuss things the actor did to create that
character. Why might an actor change his presentation because of audience reaction?
Would it be easy to be an actor? What might you have done differently?
7.) Conduct an interview with a classmate pretending to be one of the actors and find out
the actor's feelings about being on stage, memorization, rehearsals, costumes, audience,
etc.
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ANSWERS ACTIVITY # 1 – Vocabulary-Adjectives ANSWERS: 1.) d 2.) g 3.) a 4.) h 5.) i 6.) c 7.) b 8.) e 9.) f
ACTIVITY # 2 – Vocabulary-Adjectives ANSWERS: 1.) h 2.) g 3.) e 4.) c 5.)d 6.) a 7.) i 8.) f 9.) b
ACTIVITY #3 – Past, Present & Future Tense ANSWERS: 1.) Present 2.) Past 3.) Present 4.) Past 5.) Present 6.) Future 7.) Present
ACTIVITY #4 – Family ANSWERS: 3.) d – Communicate calmly with each other. 4.) There are a variety of answers, such
as violence, hitting, cruel words etc 5.) F 6.) d – all of the above 7.) listen 8.) c
ACTIVITY #7 – Nouns ANSWERS PEOPLE THINGS PLACES BODY
Jester Map England Hair
Girl Sand County Cheeks
Squire Puppet Camelot Head
Grandchild Adventure Lake Toes
Knight Marotte Mind
King Cape Mouth
Queen Candy
Sister Cup
Lady Sword
Lord Picture
ACTIVITY # 8 – Vocabulary & Comprehension – After the Show ANSWERS: 1.) False – She is his half sister. 2. ) False 3.) True 4.) True
5.) False - There are four. 6.) True 7.) True – Morgana has the “super secret super
power” of Sand of Sleep that makes men fall asleep. 8.) False – They are called the Regal
Rulers. 9.) False 10.)False – They use a map to find the Lady of the Lake. 11.) True
12.) False
13.) False – He gives her old candy.
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About the artists
Stori Maree (Morgana Le Fay, The Terrible Teal Knight) is excited that Calliope
Theatre Company is back performing! She has a background is in musical theatre and
concert choir, appearing in regional productions of Fiddler on the Roof and
Oklahoma!, and was a freestyle level 4 figure skater. At O’More College of Design,
she completed her BFA in Interior Design, with additional concentrations in scenic
design, and garment and pattern construction. Stori performed with The Gallatin
Players while she continued her education at NYU. A Vinyasa yoga instructor, she
moved Portugal in 2017, specializing in making Vinyasa accessible to beginners.
Meg Thurin (Dagonet) graduated from John Cabot University with a Bachelor of Arts
and received her postgraduate degree from the Istituto Arte Artiginato e Restauro,
Rome, Italy. Since moving to Portugal in 2009, Meg has worked with Avalon Theatre
Company, participated in various voice-over projects and has performed in a TV sitcom
pilot filmed in Lisbon. Most recently, Meg became the featured voice for iClio's - JiTT
Travel app guides for many major cities in Europe. Meg is a co-founder and Artistic
Director of Calliope Theatre Company and looks forward to again seeing the teachers
and students that she met over the past 8 years.
Matthew Lloyd (King Arthur & Merlin) In his work with The Ferndown Drama
Group, Huntington Drama Group, Chesil Theatre and the Royal Navy Theatre
Association, Matthew has acted in a variety of full-length works including
pantomimes and dramatic plays such as Wind in the Willows (Toad) and Pygmalion.
Matthew has directed such works as The Anniversary and Steel Magnolias and has
served as Stage Manager for a variety of theatre companies. Matthew has an MBA
from Cranfield School of Management. After his 17 years in the British Royal Navy
(including time spent with NATO, Portugal), Matthew moved permanently to
Cascais. Matthew is a co-founder of Calliope Theatre Company.