Now that you have been assigned a Hindu epic to act out your job is to learn the story, decide who will be the script writer/director and who will be the actors. At that point, the script writer/director will have the job of getting a script ready by Tuesday morning for a quick edit. Actors will need to begin learning their lines on Tuesday, and we will perform these at week’s end.

For the stories you are adapting, check the following suggested sites that give a solid summary of the story you are assigned.

Ramayana

• Summary. Points 6 – 10 should be emphasized.
• Cartoon version

Buddhism Part 1: Siddhartha’s birth to realization of suffering

• Summary. Only ready points 1 – 11

Buddhism Part 2: Siddhartha becomes Buddha

• Summary. Points 12 – 17

Buddhism Part 3: The Buddha’s first teaching. Returning home.

• Summary. Points 18 – 22

Bhagvad Gita

• Summary

Ganesha creation myth

• Summary