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At Stone Soup Shakespeare we believe Shakespeare needs to be taught to everyone, not just to those in school.  There is a stigma about Shakespeare's work - that they are stuffy and pretentious, hard to understand, not fun.  Shakespeare is anything but!  His plays were the blockbusters of his day - they were energetic and entertaining.  While a good way to understand Shakespeare is to see a play, there are many other ways to get to know his work.

Stone Soup Shakespeare offers a variety of workshops that can be geared towards students, youth groups, community organizations, teachers or families.  Some are focused specifically on Shakespeare and some are focused on creating ensembles, communities and telling stories.  If you are interested in bringing a workshop to your community please contact us at [email protected].

Available Workshops

Shakespeare Alive!

Shakespeare was meant to be heard.  This workshop helps students understand the bard by helping them give his text life.  The program can be geared to students who are more performance oriented or to those who are just trying to figure out why Shakespeare doesn’t quite sound like he’s from around here.

Acting the Bard

Acting Shakespeare provides you with a chance to understand his world and language from the inside.  We offer group workshops and private study of Shakespeare's texts and characters through text vocal, physical, textual and scene work.

Storytelling

Everyone has a story to tell and all stories are important.  This program helps students develop individual and communal voices at the same time – leading them to find stories of their own and appreciate the tales of others.

Mask

Masks can help bring people out from their shells and this workshop aims to do just that.  Whether students are interested in the art of acting in mask, or are just looking at a different way of imagining the world, the mask work can help.  Depending on how much time is available mask making can be incorporated into the program.

Teaching Shakespeare

Shakespeare can be fun – all it takes is a few tools to shake the fear of Shakespeare from the classroom.  We’ll discuss problems in the classroom, look at new and old techniques for approaching Shakespeare and work together to make sure you don’t fear approaching Shakespeare as much as your students might.  Additionally we’ll look at how Shakespeare’s stories can help teach other lessons – not just English.

All workshops can be catered to all ages and time constraints.  A minimum of 2 hours is required to cover a basic lesson, but longer sessions as well as recurring sessions are available from week-long intensives to term-long residencies.  The teacher workshop is held once a quarter in roving locations.  Once a teacher has attended we offer support through an on-line group set-up just for past participants.  Additionally any school hosting a week-long program or longer for their students will receive a free micro-session for those interested teachers.

For pricing, availability and ways to obtain grants for the programs please contact Julia at [email protected] or call 202.696.6300.