ABOUT US | Young Shakespeareans

OUR PEOPLE

Shared Values, Priorities, and Passion

LOS ANGELES' FUTURE DEPENDS ON THE SUCCESS OF EVERYONE'S CHILDREN

The Young Shakespeareans Staff & Teaching Artists, our Partners, Collaborators, and Funders are passionate professionals devoted to creating equitable opportunities and futures for children regardless of race, color, ethnicity, language, origin, religion, or socio-economic status.

Education is the way forward. TYS was founded and exists expressly to discover, cultivate, and celebrate every child's innate intelligence, talent, spirit, and drive. We “level the playing field” by weaving the threads of what we have in common with those of diverse cultures and histories to build bridges that will successfully carry our society forward.

TYS throws down the gauntlet with high expectations so our students consistently soar.
"If I can do Shakespeare, I can do anything!"

TEACHING ARTISTS

JOE AYERS

MONICA AZCARATE

BLAIRE BATTLE

ALEC ANDERSON -
CARRASCO

JAMIE GALLO

JESUS HURTADO

GEOFF LLOYD

MICHAEL MAHON

BRANDON RACHAL

NOELLE RODRIGUEZ

KIM TURNEY
SCHMIDT

ZOEY ZIMMERMAN

TYS' Teaching Artists are all industry professionals in their specific disciplines, with extensive training and experience in childhood development, education, and cultural sensitivity.

They ignite and inspire our students' creativity, curiosity, confidence, growth, and success. While imparting the blend of academic and artistic knowledge embedded in TYS curricula, they model the human attitudes and behavior we seek to cultivate: awareness, respect, accountability, resilience, and kindness.

Committed to our Teaching Artists' continued satisfaction and success, we provide high-quality training, compensation, networking opportunities, and also support their educational endeavors and creative projects.