Project Explorer, a free online global travel series designed for classrooms and families, includes an entire section devoted to Shakespeare’s England.  Articles, photos, and videos introduce students to famous locations and documents as well as important figures and theatre venues. From Project Explorer website: “Celebrating history’s most famous writer, students can explore Shakespeare’s life and work, and the country...
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Philly.com reports on Tony Danza’s upcoming reality show, “Teach,” in which the TV star spends  a year teaching tenth-grade students at Northeast High School in Philadelphia.  The curriculum included a unit on Julius Caesar and a field trip to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The show is set to premiere on A&E...
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From the Myriad Centre website: “Stratford Shakespeare: The Winter’s Tale A very special 9-week workshop at PAMT ~ learn about Shakespeare’s life, times, and language, study and be cast in a role in one of Shakespeare’s most famous works, work with a member of the Stratford Company who will travel to Perth to do some workshops...
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Acorn Productions offers free performance classes for children and adults in Westbrook, Maine.   Producing Director Michael Levine will conduct the eight-week workshop series designed for beginning and continuing actors.   In addition, Acorn will offer the Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory, an eight-month training program for teens. From the Acorn website: “Members of the Young Actors Shakespeare Conversatory will train...
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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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Updated September 1, 2010 by Claire Suite101.com features an article on teaching Macbeth to high school students.  Lindsey Zenor outlines resources and project ideas with a focus on visual and emotional participation. Continue to Suite101 to read more. UPDATE: Suite101 has also published a list of ideas for working with students on puns and insults.
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New York Classical Theatre, performing in Central Park, will offer preshow Shakespeare workshops for ages seven through twelve.   Sessions before a performance of Much Ado About Nothing will introduce kids to the story and help them act out scenes.   (Continue to the New York Times for more information) Ottawa’s Salamander Theatre for Young People’s Shakespeare Company recently...
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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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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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Festival Stratford, in Connecticut, will include an interactive Shakespeare workshop for children and families this year.   The hour-long program will adapt the Shakesperience workshop series for schools.  The free festival runs from August 12 to August 15 and will include performances of Henry V  and The Tempest. For more on the featured events or family-oriented performances, continue...
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