Greek Mythology Class Play

We will be doing Greek Mythology as a main lesson block next school year but it won't be the topic of our annual class play because we already did a Greek Mythology Class Play in December 2021.

For those who came to our recent class play, Norse Mythology, you may recognize the sheet for Mount Olympus. It was repurposed to be Jotunheim!

I recently had someone reach out to me about the script and staging for our "Three Vignettes from Greek Mythology" so I looked back through the blog for any photos. It's so fun to see the children when they were little!

We did Echo and Narcissus, Pandora’s Box, and The Six Pomegranate Seeds.

My group of students write and put on a class play every year. Some of the topics force us to be really creative (remember "Grammar's Garden"?). In 2026-2027, it will be Fractions. I can't wait to see what they come up with!

Memories from December 2021

The Sets

painting the set for Mount Olympus

I was the narrator and co-director of all three vignettes, plus I played the part of Hades, so I sadly didn't take any photos of our play rehearsals

the electronic keyboard for the "discordant unpleasant music" as Pandora first opens up her box was hidden behind the sheet for Mount Olympus

placing wool to be "clouds" at the base of Mount Olympus

wool around the base of Zeus's throne (and Pandora's Box underneath)

to the left of Mount Olympus and Zeus's Throne was the Forest

we reused the Forest backdrop from our Ancient Hawai'i Class Play,
and placed potted plants beside it

beside the Forest was the Pool (a blue table with a mirror placed on it)

"Echo and Narcissus"

we placed a mirror on the blue table so that Kamma could gaze endlessly at her reflection in the pool of water

a child offstage provided the voice of Echo

the daffodil mask for when Narcissus becomes a daffodil

Note: the little quilted cloth covered up the mirror later on when the table was transformed into a table for Pandora to sit at as she stared at her box, and in the realm of Hades where Persephone sat before the food of the dead

"Pandora's Box"

our special effects were very simple

"Hope" was a grey felt heart tied to a string (pulled by a child offstage), which rose up out of the box after it was opened

"The Six Pomegranate Seeds"

me as Hades and Zac as Pandora

it was such great fun to pull up the cowl neck on my sweater over my head, suddenly transform from the Narrator into Hades, and pick up Persephone and swoop her away to the Underworld! sadly I didn't get a photo of Hazel playing the part of Persephone or Kai as her mother Demeter

Zac with Zeus and Hermes

The Menu

the cake plate for the Super Lemony Olive Oil Cake

our full menu is here:  Ancient Greek Foods

The Gifts

After taking a course with Suzanne Down on Needle-felted Postcards, I spent that entire Thankgiving Break crafting!

needle felting "postcard tapestries" that fit into envelopes, one for each of the legends in our Greek Mythology Class Play

these serve as clues for the parents as to what legends we will be retelling

and they are my Christmas gifts to the older students as well (each of whom planned and co-directed a vignette)

Echo and Narcissus

The Six Pomegranate Seeds

the pomegranate is actually a pocket...

so cute!

and Pandora's Box

thank you to everyone who has donated old jewelry for our art & craft projects!  those pieces live in a special bin in the Art Room and they allowed me to make something really incredible for the Pandora's Box tapestry

black cloud filled with flying things that pour out when the box is opened 

but hidden away in the bottom of the box...

HOPE

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