Cyrano de Bergerac

Context

I found this Jose Ferrar scene of Cyrano de Bergerac on Youtube and thought how it compared to the play and the Depardieu version. The language has indefinitely been modernized.

How I could use this in class

I thought it might be fun to have students re-create this scene in a modern setting. What trite words would Christian say to Roxanne? "I think you're really cool?" How would they make "I love you" more eloquent?

Another idea I had was to shorten the long (58 lines) monologue in Act II. I would give them the scenario that they are screenwriters and must cut this scene to fit in the 2 hour length. I would have to show them some examples of screen plays to learn the format thenhave them partner and go to work.