The Young Shakespeareans
ALISON KORMAN Artistic Director / Founder
Alison is an entrepreneur and classically trained actor who, after working in Mexico and Senegal, returned to New York City's Metropolitan Opera and 92nd Street Y before founding her own arts management company, Korman+Company. During 25 years procuring and producing $5 million annually in still photography, she simultaneously performed off-Broadway and in various theatrical venues abroad. Living in Los Angeles since 1997, she has served as an Account Director for the Taproot Foundation, performed for hundreds of schoolchildren with the LA Assistance League’s Nine O’Clock Players, and began teaching Shakespeare to Title 1 elementary school children in South Los Angeles in 2009. She conceived the idea for The Young Shakespeareans Program in 2010, officially founded the organization in 2017, and has developed its curriculum in the conviction that unleashing the awareness and potential of Title 1 public school children transforms their lives while serving the broader community. Alison continues to perform in theatre, film and television. She received her degree in Special Education and Foreign Language from Washington University in St. Louis.
of John Adams Middle School
our mission
To captivate and energize 4th thru 12th grade children
in Los Angeles’ underserved communities.
Through challenging after-school programs on site in Title 1 public schools,
we alchemize the magic of theatre with academics, awareness, and life-skills,
teach our students to responsibly and powerfully navigate their world.
“IF I CAN DO SHAKESPEARE, I CAN DO ANYTHING!”.
DIVERSITY,
EQUITy,
INCLUSION
ca dept of education
theatre
standards
guiding principles
our program leaders
ALISON
KORMAN
Founder,
Executive/Artistic
Director
HEIDI
RHODES
Director,
Program &
Communications
DANA
GOLAND
Consultant,
Capacity &
Sustainability
OUR TEACHING ARTISTS
ALEXIS
CARRIE
Costume Design
CAROLINE SIMONE O'BRIEN
Performance
HENRY
WEBSTER
Sound Design
ARIEL
HART
Performance
CARRIE
GIBSON
Performance
JANICE ROBINSON
Performance
CAMILLA
HAITH
Costume Design
ELSA
RINDE
Scenic Design
MADI GOFF
Technical Direction
MARY ELIZABETH CAVERLY
Performance
MATT MORRISON
Performance
NED MOCHEL
Performance, Stage Combat
OUR LAUSD PARTNERS
Nevin Avenue Elementary School
West Vernon Avenue Elementary School
John Adams Middle School
Dr. FRANCES VALADEZ
Principal
DAVID DeFRENZA
Principal
GABRIEL
ARREGUIN
Principal
Dr. DENISE PRATT
Principal
RACHAEL SAWYER
Principal
SUNGWAN
SO
Liaison Teacher
CARLOS
GONZALEZ
District Manager
KAREN
LARA
Liaison Teacher
CRISTIN
BARBU
Magnet Coord.
OUR advisory COUNCIL
CRISTIN
BARBU
JANET
LOEB
Dr. JULIO
HANSON
SUNGWAN
SO
OUR FISCAL SPONSOR
a 501(c)(3) non-profit and tax-exempt U.S. corporation, ID 95-4302067.
All contributions are acknowledged and tax deductible to the full extent of the law.