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1600 SE Reed Market Rd\, Bend\, OR 97702

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Classroom 3

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1600 SE Reed Market Rd\, Bend\, OR 97702\n

Classroom 3

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Local teacher and published poet Matthew F riday (from the UK) will introduce the audience to the most famous play in the English language: Hamlet. The workshop will begin with an ov erview of the world of the play\, including \;fascinating facts about its \;creation. Then the audience will be led through an exploration o f the story of the play using a condensed plot summary. Throughout the pre sentation\, there will be plenty of opportunities for questions \;and discussion. By the end of the presentation\, audience members will underst and the play's story\, the motivation of the key characters and the key th emes.

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This workshop is Part 1. \; Part 2 is \;Something&rsquo\;s Rotten: F amous Scenes from Hamlet. \; Feel free to attend one or b oth workshops.

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About the Presenter:

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Matth ew James Friday \;is a writer and teacher from England. He has several degrees from the UK\, including being a public school teacher. He has tau ght K-8 students in schools all around the world. He met his Bend-born wif e Jill in Germany! Matthew is also a professional storyteller for children and drama teacher. For many years now\, Matthew has run after-school Shak espeare-themed drama clubs\, helping students create and produce slimmed d own versions of many of Shakespeare's plays\, including Hamlet! S ince arriving in the US at the height of the COVID pandemic\, Matthew has become a father\, run half-marathons\, learned to drive a car for the firs t time\, and had three poetry books published (The Residents\, The Be-All and the End-All \;and Strange Beauty) with the fourth - a full length collection of 100 poems titled Wun derkammer coming soon! He now lives with his wife and daughter in Ben d\, Oregon. \;

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Questions? Contact laurelh@deschuteslibrary.org \;

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