SHAKESPEARIENCE: Student Matinees
 
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The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes teachers and students to experience
the excitement of live performance through SHAKESPEARIENCE, our Student Matinee
and Family Series. SHAKESPEARIENCE is designed to increase access to classic
theatre and the theatrical process for students and teachers in D.C., Maryland
and Virginia. The program includes subsidized reduced-price tickets, preparatory
materials and in-school workshops. Supplemental materials are provided free
of charge to all participants.
This season we are thrilled to offer students in grades eight through twelve
the opportunity to see two of Shakespeare’s plays, All’s Well
that Ends Well and Cymbeline as well as the
first musical to grace the Sidney Harman Hall stage, Candide based on Voltaire’s
satire with a brilliant score from the incomparable Leonard Bernstein.
The SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee program for public schools includes:
- Reduced-price tickets
- A mandatory in-school pre-performance workshop with a Shakespeare Theatre
Company teaching artist to help prepare students for the performance
- A post-performance talk-back with the actors immediately following the
matinee
- An optional post-performance in-school workshop
- First Folio: Teacher Curriculum Guides for all plays
The SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee program for independent, parochial and
home schools includes:
- Reduced-price tickets
- A post-performance talk-back with the actors immediately following the
matinee
- First Folio: Teacher Curriculum Guides for all plays
- Optional pre- and post-performance workshops (fee-based)
What people are saying about SHAKESPEARIENCE:
“The Shakespeare Theatre’s educational programs have
opened up a new world for our students, which allows them to work creatively
as a group, build their self-confidence and use theatre to strengthen their
sense of community. This is a very important experience for young
people looking to find their way in a new culture. We believe that
their participating in this program will give them a life-long appreciation
for literature and performing arts. The students in “Theatre
Without Borders” are extremely proud of their participation in SHAKESPEARIENCE
and look forward to collaborating with the Shakespeare Theatre in the future”
-Leslie Chekin
ESOL Department Chair/Theatre Without Borders Co-Sponsor
“The program was so well though out; from the literature
you sent for the students, to the artist visit, to the performance itself
and then the workshop the students participated in after the show-everything
was purposeful and creative. Capital City Public Charter School is
a Title 1 school and most of our students would not have been able to afford
to go to see As You Like It. I really appreciated the financial
help and the user-friendly application process. My students are still
talking about their visit. For some of them, this was the first time
they had been to a professional theatre and for all of them it was the first
time they had the opportunity to meet and question the actors after the show. I
want to thank you for the on-going communication with your office; the program
is so well organized and helpful and all my questions were always answered
so quickly. Thank you again for a wonderful experience and I hope to
have future classes participate again!
Joanna Lewton
Arts Coordinator, drama teacher
Capital City Public Charter School
THE PLAYS
All’s Well That Ends Well(for
students in grades eight through twelve)
by William Shakespeare
directed by Michael Kahn
September 7 – October 24, 2010
Lansburgh Theatre
STC Artistic Director Michael Kahn directs this adventure story that examines
how far one will go
to obtain an object of deep desire! In Shakespeare’s moving comedy, Helena
wants Bertram, the
king wants a cure for his terminal illness and Bertram wants anything but marriage.
With
resourceful deception and ample persistence, our heroine Helena overcomes one
obstacle after
another.
SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee Dates:
Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 10am
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 10am
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 10am
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 10am
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 10am
Candide (for students in grades eight through twelve)
by Voltaire
adapted by Leonard Bernstein
directed by Mary Zimmerman
co-produced with the Goodman Theatre
November 30 – January 2, 2011
Sidney Harman Hall
This rousing musical springs to life on stage during the holiday season, poking
fun at optimism
and following Candide on his quest for his true love with songs like “Make
Our Garden Grow” and
“Glitter and Be Gay.” The 20th-century classic will be reinvigorated
in a new adaptation by director
Mary Zimmerman, featuring her inventive, visually stunning style and matched
with Bernstein’s
ravishing score, based on Voltaire’s classic satire.
SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee Dates:
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 10am
Cymbeline (for students in grades eight through
twelve)
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rebecca Bayla Taichman
January 18 – March 6, 2011
Lansburgh Theatre
This Shakespeare Theatre Company premiere of Cymbeline follows Imogen
on her search for reconciled love against the backdrop of a colorful and magical
travelogue. Forbidden love, mistaken identities, banishment and a magic potion – Shakespeare
combines multiple styles in this endlessly inventive fairytale.
SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee Dates:
Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 10am
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 10am
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10am
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 10am
For Elementary and Middle School students:
With the success of previous productions, On The Eve of Friday Morning, Hunchback and Aurelia’s
Oratorio, STC celebrates our 4th year of presenting innovative, imaginative
and engaging productions for students in grades 3-8 through our Youth
and Family Series. These age-appropriate productions from around the
world are generally 60 to 90 minutes in length and are offered for school groups
during the weekdays and families during evening performances.
Be the first to learn about our YFS production for 2010-2011! Click
here to add your school to our YFS mailing list.
Click
here for the online archive of First Folio: Teacher
Curriculum Guides.
TO APPLY:
You must have a group of 10 or more in order to participate in SHAKESPEARIENCE.
Click
here if you are with a public school.
Click
here if you are with an independent, parochial or home school.
Click
here if you are a participating in the Text Alive! program.
Shakespearience is supported by:
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