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
The Young Shakespeareans
Our Volunteers
COME PLAY with us!
The Young Shakespeareans values Volunteers and Interns,
and all levels of creativity, experience, and time are welcome.
If you can sew a hem, attach buttons, or paint backdrops, we can put you to work in the weeks before performance.
If you can climb a ladder, move equipment, or hang lights you will be well-exercised during Tech & Performance weeks.
Theatrical background is always helpful, particularly in the areas of Dance and Music.
Administrative assistance is also always welcome in Fundraising, Social Media/Public Relations,
and other program and organizational functions.
If you are looking for joy, purpose, and a whole lot of meaningful fun, let us know.
Please don't be shy - your time and energy will be well used, and very well appreciated!
We look forward to hearing from you!
