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O, what learning is! | Education News for the Week of August 16

Claire — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:30:35 +0000

Shakespeare’s Globe Emphasizes Education

The Times Higher Education reports on the relationship between Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London and the world of academia and research. The theatre has established undergraduate and postgraduate courses in collaboration with universities and hosts PhD scholars in their library. In the article, the Globe’s director of education, Patrick Spottiswood, [...]

News from the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

Steven — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:41:34 +0000

Following is a run down of information on events being hosted during the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company:

Dear Kingsmen Shakespeare Fans,

The reserved lawn boxes are available for booking for this summer’s productions of The Taming of the Shrew and The Merchant of Venice.
Follow this link to reserve your space: http://www.kingsmenshakespeare.org/festival/tickets.php

Summer theatre youth [...]

This Week In Education: Spotlight on Students

Claire — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:30:58 +0000

With the Spring season ramping up, Shakespeare education news stories focus on upcoming student productions and competitions. Here are a few highlights:

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks recently introduced young audiences to Shakespeare with stage combat, costume design, and slapstick comedy workshops for the fourth and fifth graders. The Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Sheilah Winn [...]

Marin Shakespeare Festival and whole slew of news

Steven — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:44:11 +0000

News from
Marin Shakespeare Company

Praise for the 2010 Season Announcing the Casts of the 2011 Season The Teen Touring Company presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Summer Camps are Enrolling Now Summer Intern Programs for Actors and Technicians [...]

YSP tells The Winter’s Tale

Jeremy — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:46:34 +0000

WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A SHAKESPEAREAN FAIRYTALE!!!

For the thirteenth consecutive year, YSP (Young Shakespeare Players — http://www.ysp.org) is about to begin our full-length Spring Shakespeare production in a time slot especially suited to home-schooled actors!* This Monday morning, January 10, we will introduce The Winter’s Tale. This magnificent fairytale-like romance is unquestionably one [...]

Auditions for “The Merchant of Venice” at Playhouse 22

tdomf_a40b1 — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:56:33 +0000

Playhouse 22 of East Brunswick, NJ is holding auditions for its upcoming production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice,” directed by Andrew Parks.

Auditions will be held January 12 & 13 at 7:30 PM, with callbacks on Saturday, January 15, at 2 PM.

The auditions will be held in Playhouse 22’s auditorium at the East [...]

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre announce season auditions and internship interviews

tdomf_a40b1 — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:56:24 +0000

Auditions will be held for all actors on Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA in Conway for roles in the AST 2010 Summer Festival. Actors will be seen from 9am-8pm on the 5th and are asked to email chiorim@lemoyne.edu to schedule their appointment. All positions offered by AST are paying positions, [...]

East Sussex Drama College casting teens for open air Romeo and Juliet

Claire — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:04:22 +0000

Louise Jameson of The Sunday Drama College in East Sussex will be directing an open air production of Romeo and Juliet in Gildredge Park, Eastbourne, this summer. Teenagers who are interested in working with professionals should visit The Sunday Drama College’s website. Two free workshops at the Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne Library, on March 21 [...]

As You Like It, Bollywood style – Carolinian Shakespeare Festival to have auditions

Steven — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:48:47 +0000

Auditions for The Carolinian Shakespeare Festival’s summer production of As You Like It will be held March 13 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Sumrell, Sugg, Carmichael, Hicks, and Hart office. To read more about the production’s Bollywood twist, please click here: Auditions set for Carolinian Shakespeare Festival in New Bern | [...]

Wanted: Directors of Shakespeare for One Act Festival

Steven — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:42:19 +0000

Directors are currently wanted for Somerville’s Theatre@First’s seventh annual one acts festival. To read the article in full about this event, please click here: Attention Boston Shakespeare Directors – The Shakespeare Geek Blog.

Steven

Steven Van Overbeke is an Associate Editor of The Shakespeare Standard and is a 2010 graduated of Waldorf College [...]