The Young Shakespeareans
Transforming Futures through the Power of Arts Education
" If I can do Shakespeare,
I can do anything! "
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The Young Shakespeareans (TYS) cultivates the creativity, courage, confidence, and career pathways of youth, onsite at their schools in historically underserved communities. From second grade through college, we use Shakespeare’s works to weave applied social-emotional learning with rigorous academics in a challenging and engaging experience. Our students brave the stage in reimagined, culturally relevant, high-production quality performances, discovering their voices and developing the skills to thrive in school and in life as they transform themselves and their communities.
"ROMEO & JULIET"
Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School
"MUCH ADOUT ABOUT NOTHING"
West Vernon Avenue Elementary School
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM"
Fair Avenue Elementary School
“ The Young Shakespeareans is the only on-site, after-school theatre arts program blending academic and social-emotional learning with high-quality, full-production student performances in LA's underserved public schools. ”
- Los Angeles County Office of Education
EMPOWERING YOUTH
BUILDING COMMUNITY
Josh Groban of Find Your Light Foundation & Elex Michaelson of CNN at Fair Avenue Elementary School in North Hollywood
Award-winning artist, Broadway star, and passionate arts education advocate JOSH GROBAN invited award-winning anchor ELEX MICHAELSON to experience The Young Shakespeareans
in action for the premiere of his new prime-time show"The Story Is" airing nightly at 9PM PT.
It was a pleasure hosting CNN, and we are deeply grateful to Josh, his family, and the
FIND YOUR LIGHT FOUNDATION for their committed support of TYS' programs, their
devotion to arts education, its power to build confidence, creativity, courage, and leadership,
and how it transforms the lives of the youth who are the leaders of all of our tomorrows.
Produced & Performed by
High School & College students
bridging across LA County
Los Angeles Academy
of Arts & Enterprise
Orthopaedic Hospital
Medical Magnet High School
LATTC Early College Academy
Crossroads School of
Arts & Sciences
Cal Poly Pomona
LA City College
Cal State LA
UCLA
with the support of
4th & 5th Graders at
Fair Avenue
Elementary School
in North Hollywood
gave an impressive performance in another season of
SHAKESPEAREAN SPORTS
South LA's
Orthopaedic Hospital
Medical Magnet
High School's
students enjoyed their
inaugural program with an
EARN+LEARN
Workforce
opportunity provided by
Para Los Ninos
with support from
EduCare
TYS Students were honored to share POETIC JUSTICE in
performance for the
JUNETEENTH
celebration of
Los Angeles
Empowerment
Congress
Proud fiscal-sponsor of
The Young Shakespeareans
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