Updated by Claire The Blount County Library in Maryville, Tennessee, recently hosted an outdooor presentation of Romeo and Juliet.   The Blount County Friends of the Library sponsored the Shakespeare on the Lawn event, now in its fifth year, which included actors from the Tennessee Stage Company. All library events are free and open to children of all ages. For...
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Long Beach Shakespeare Company Summer Drama Camp students will perform in Twelfth Night at the Long Beach Sea Festival at Bixby Park on August 21 and 22. For photos of the Drama Camp, continue to the Press-Telegram. For information on the calendar of events, visit the Sea Festival website. To find out about the...
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Shakespeare On Love blends speeches, sonnets, scenes & songs inspired by Shakespeare Boston Common Parkman Bandstand  –  Aug 11 @ 10am & Aug 14 @ 2pm O’Day Playground -  Aug 7 @ 2pm & Aug 17 @ 6:30pm Jeep Jones Playground -  Aug 13 @ 10:30am & Aug 18 @ 6:30pm Christopher Columbus Park -  Aug...
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Actor Jesse L. Martin will host The Public Theater’s “Shakespeare in Southampton” fundraiser on Sunday, August 15.  The event will include an abridged performance of All’s Well That Ends Well. Funds raised at “Shakespeare in Southampton” will benefit The Public Theater’s Shakespeare Initiative which brings multiple outreach programs to New York teens.  The event will take...
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The Carousel Theatre’s production of The Taming of the Shrew will feature teen performers from the theatre’s Shakespeare program.    Local secondary students participate in a six-week program that focuses on rehearsing and performing a Shakespeare play for the public.  The free outdoor production, inspired by the film “Moulin Rouge!,” runs from July 30 through...
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Student participants in the Youth and Shakespeare Programs in Holyoke and Springfield will stage their final performances on Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Center, 650 East Pleasant St. The hour-long performance is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception. The students from Peck Middle...
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The latest development and continuing realisation of Sam Wanamaker’s dream for Shakespeare’s Globe nears completion and will open in late 2010. The Sackler Studios, made possible by charitable donations and a generous primary grant from The Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation, will provide Globe Education with four workshop studios and a rehearsal space...
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The James A. Garfield Historic Site, in Mentor, Ohio, recently hosted outdoor performances of Titus Andronicus and The Merry Wives of Windsor by the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.  The free productions are part of the CSF’s thirteenth season, currently touring other local venues. Continue to The News-Herald to read a feature story on the performances at...
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The mid-summer workshops Shake-scenes return this July and August in Greenwich, offered by Greenwich DramaWorks Theatre Company, a not-for-profit educational theatre dedicated to Shakespeare and classical drama. Young people, ages 8-18, will have fun as they stretch their bodies, minds, and imaginations. Characters from Shakespeare’s plays, improvisation, speaking skills, language, design, and playwrighting will all be areas for...
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“Shakespeare in Becket” Julius Caesar: Thursday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 20  • 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm The Tempest:  Thursday, July 29 and August 12 • 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm Ages: 7-14 Site: Becket Arts Center Upstairs Gallery Bring: Water, soft drinks, juice Instructors: Shakespeare & Company Teaching Artists. Fee $12; Non-members $15 Series...
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