Shakespeare Alive
Secondary School Tour. Spring 2013.
April 29th through May 10th, 2013 - GTA only.
Ontario’s most dynamic and affordable touring interactive workshop is back, tailored to complement your school syllabus!
This popular, interactive demonstration features three professional actors, thumb-nail sketches of Shakespeare’s life and times, and key scenes from Shakespeare’s most popularly studied plays – including Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Hamlet.
The presentation illuminates key themes in Shakespeare’s work and gives students the tools to break through the Elizabethan language barrier. Lots of opportunities for questions, discussion; your students can even redirect scenes!
Students discover connections between the world of the plays and their own contemporary experience, and will gain a better understanding and appreciation for Shakespeare’s language.
Shakespeare Alive is the perfect introduction for students about to embark on their Shakespeare study, or the perfect complement to your in-class teaching of a specific play or plays.
This semester, help your students break through the Elizabethan language barrier!
Ages: Suitable for grades 4 - 12.
Dates and Times: April 29 - May 10, 2013, with two presentations daily at 10am and 2pm. Bookings are limited. Book today to avoid disappointment.
Duration: 75 minutes.
Location: Your classroom, school theatre or gymnasium.
Cost:
$714+HST
Maximum 250 students per session.
Add a Masterclass Workshop with professional actors for the most affordable, fun and effective theatre experience on offer! Workshops start at $150 per group of 30 students.
For bookings, or for more information, please:
Book Today
Email: reservations@shakespeareinaction.org
Fax: 416 703 3366
Photograph above by Aviva Armour-Smith. (L to R) Milton Barnes as Lysander and Brendan Rowland as Demetrius. A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2009.
Testimonials & Reviews:
"Shakespeare Alive made a huge difference to my approach to studying Romeo and Juliet. My students understood the relevance of the play, and I noticed they were much more eager to work through the play as result of having seen the show."
"I can’t wait to have you back again next year. Your actors were professional and had a real talent for connecting with young people. They got my students interested in the play, and they were more interested in the language than they had been before... so much so that many of them went ahead and read the play by themselves!"
"Our kids loved the show! From the moment the show began, you had them hooked"