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
what our schools PROVIDE

Principal Support
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Dedicate Program Funding: 2 Teaching Artists; Liaison Teacher Stipend; No Fear Shakespeare Books
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Commit to build sense of School as Producing Entity
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Select LAUSD Classroom Teacher & Liaison Teacher
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Designate Dedicated Workshop/Rehearsal Space Two Days per Week
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Internet Access
Classroom Teacher Support
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Assist in Selection of Participating Gifted/Talented Students (minimum 15/maximum 20)
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Incorporate Selected Play into Classroom Curriculum in early Fall
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Encourage & Facilitate Participating Students
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Provide Basic Understanding of Play (plot, characters, themes)
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Encourage Theater Appreciation
Liaison Teacher Support
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Order “No Fear Shakespeare” books in early Fall
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Obtain Parental Consents for Participating Students
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Communicate Rules of Commitment/Participation
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Attend each Workshop Session (January through April)
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Enforce Student Attendance & Discipline
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Liaison with School Staff, Parents, & Teaching Artists
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Administrative Support (eg. copy/distribute program materials, handle snacks)
Custodial Support
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Rehearsal Space to be cleaned for every Workshop
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Chairs & Work Tables to be set up
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Locked Storage Space for Production Assets
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Tech/Production Week – Seating & Backdrop Set Up, Various Tasks
Parent Community Support
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Support students’ reading of “No Fear Shakespeare”
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Encourage Program Attendance & Participation
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Support and assist students' in learning/memorizing lines
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Provide Technical Support when possible (eg. Hair/Makeup)
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Attend Performances



