This is a game we played at one of our cast parties. The director asks each student to give the required information (e.g. boy’s name, favorite vegetable, etc.), then the director reads the resulting story.
The Real Shakespeare
As many of you know, the identity of William Shakespeare has been under scrutiny for many years. At last we believe we have found the true Shakespeare. His name is ____________ (boy’s name) ________________ (favorite vegetable) _______________ (something you use to clean). He was born in _______________(name of a famous European city) and his father was a ________________ (name an occupation). When young ____________ was a boy, he learned to _____________ (a favorite hobby) and this led to a lifelong passion for learning. His favorite nursery rhyme was _________________ (nursery rhyme) and his first attempt at writing was a re-make for the stage of ______________________ (fairy tale.) He later re-worked this material in ____________________ (name of a Shakespeare Play) At first he was not able to support himself with his writing so he worked as a _____________ (a job), then as a _______________ (another job) and finally as a _______________ (another job). Through extensive research, we have also been able to learn that ________________’s favorite color was ______________ (color), his favorite food was _____________, and his favorite word was __________________ (nonsense word). His works continue to be enjoyed today not only as the original works, but as new adaptations in such films as ___________________________ (3 names of movies), __________________________________, and _________________________________. He has also given us many famous lines, such as “What my dear Lady Disdain, are you yet living?”
“A ___________, a ____________My kingdom for a ________________ (name an animal), “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely ________ (an occupation), “Beware the ides of ___________ (month you were born in), and “Something is rotten in the state of _______________ (the state you were born in.) We believe that he adopted the penname of William Shakespeare because his name was so awkward, and also because he did not want to give up his successful career as a _____________ (choose one of the jobs above.)