MAINE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL'S
1999-2000 SHAKESPEARE IN THE SCHOOLS

"You don't know how much fun we had interacting with you, and of course, Shakespeare." --Jozlyn Noyes & Emily Goodness

"The Play's The Thing"

"Our kids loved the Shakespeare workshop yesterday and the great compliment you paid them of such specific attention. Every child felt helped--better able to understand his or her character and interpret the part. And all of them have a new repertoire of language for talking about acting." --Nancie Atwell, Center for Teaching & Learning, Edgecomb, Maine

Bard Power!

This year, choose from a menu of:

Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
Macbeth
The Taming of the Shrew
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Julius Caesar
The Merry Wives of Windsor

SHAKESPEARE ACTING WORKSHOPS

Workshops in your classroom targeted for students grades 6-12

These workshops get the students on their feet with Shakespeare's words in their mouths. We approach the text as a script from the point of view of the actor and director, whose job it is to make these characters come to life and tell the story. The workshops, for up to 30 students, are guided by an actor and or certified teacher and are appropriate for grades 6-12. Preparation packets are provided as well as a variety of costumes & props for the students' use.

Residencies are tailored to the school's specific interests to support work already being done or to introduce Shakespeare to your students in an innovative and exciting way. They may consist of one day of independent workshops with different classes, a progressive set of workshops with one or more classes over a week, or a combination of the two.

COSTS $200 - one workshop $300 - two workshops $400 - one day - max. 3 workshops $1000-$1500 - 1 week residency $500 - touring production

Minimum workshop length is 80 minutes. Maximum number of workshops is three in a day.

"Maine Shakespeare Festival--On The Road" with a touring production of A Midsummer Night's Dream followed by optional acting workshops.

ENRICHMENT WORKSHOPS

For Teachers/Educators

This day is for you! Explore successful strategies to bring Shakespeare alive in your classroom. Attend seminars on how to approach the text as a script, help the students lift the characters off the written page and make them real, discover the meaning in the language and take away a comprehensive study guide.

Lunch with the Maine Shakespeare Festival/Penobscot Theatre Company Artistic Director and be our our guest at one of our season shows.

• Call (207) 942-3333 for dates & more information


Fee: $105.00 (includes lunch, reserved seat for evening performance, & Penobscot Theatre Company mug for remembrance)

Students' Comments

"I had fun making Shakespeare come alive!"

"This was a great experience!"

"It was nice to have people who actually know what they're doing give us advice on our acting."

"The exposure to Shakespeare at this level is a positive one for developing and peaking future studies." --Kathleen Mann, Eighth Grade English Teacher, St. John's School