Step Into Shakespeare:
This workshop is designed to get the students on their feet, experiencing the text through the eyes of the characters. We begin with movement and ensemble work, which guide the students towards getting the characters in their body, and then segue into detailed text analysis of a certain scene or passage -- of your choosing! -- with an eye towards the characters' objectives and given circumstances. We then work together to develop an ensemble approach to the scene that physicalizes the characters' journey through that scene. This process-oriented approach allows an inside-out look at Shakespeare's language and encourages a collaborative artistic look at his stories.
Requires room to move, recommended for groups of 10-20. GRADES 7-12
Virtual Workshop: Director’s Box
This one-of-a-kind virtual workshop turns your students into directors, as they analyze and physicalize the imagery and character dynamics in Shakespeare’s plays. Balancing group work and individual work as well as seated work and movement work suited to the virtual format, this workshop culminates in each student developing a director’s concept – that is, an idea they believe is at the core of the text. Students will discover how to enact and reflect on the type of theatrical choices that directors make to illuminate the themes of the work.
““We feel it is so important to expose our students to other ways to story tell and to experience Shakespeare. Our students were thrilled to work with the actors during the workshop as well. They kept it so fun and filled with energy and many exercises. Our students had a wonderful time exploring their physicality and the concepts of status. I know, without a doubt, these lessons in physicality will make our students stronger next year. The entire event was wonderful and theatre is so important.””