The Young Shakespeareans 

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Grades 4+5

Each student is introduced to theatre games to develop and exercise vocal and physical skills, practice focus and self-management methods, explore a range of human emotions and instincts, and teach basic stagecraft.  Workshop materials introduce the play's setting, characters, and plot, and an age-appropriate excerpt of the original Elizabethan text is provided for students to identify and learn Elizabethan vocabulary, syntax, and colloquialisms, and basic poetic forms. By the end of week 2, the students have auditioned for their roles, begin to develop their characters, then learn their lines and blocking in preparation for final, full-production performances* for their schoolmates, families, and communities.

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Grades 6 thru 12

In 6th grade, students have broadened their awareness and curiosity to conditions beyond their immediate households. This curriculum expands to include exploration of each Play’s central themes, how they remain relevant in today’s society/current events, how these themes manifest in the students’ personal lives, and how students views can be incorporated into the production and performances.​

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*Performances include Scenics, Costumes, Props, Lighting, Sound, and Special FX provided by TYS.