Camp Shakespeare

Camp Shakespeare 2020 registation beginss December 3. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATED INFORMATION SOON!
Every summer, the Shakespeare Theatre Company gives students between the ages of 7 and 18 the chance to dive into the world of one of the most celebrated playwrights in history: William Shakespeare.

We offer one-week sessions for Poppets (ages 7-8) and two-week sessions for Groundlings (ages 9-11), Young Players (ages 12-14) and King’s Company (ages 15-18). For returning Young Players and King’s Company, we offer a three-week Advanced Camp.

Camp Day

10 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday
Performance times vary by program

At Camp Shakespeare, students will:

Transform into Shakespeare’s characters through voice and movement work
Unravel Shakespeare’s plays with text analysis
Develop fundamental acting skills
Learn the basics of stage combat
Perform for friends and family onstage at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Camp Shakespeare provides a safe and supportive environment for everyone regardless of ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural background, national origin, citizenship, faith, ideology, and income. Together we ensure that everyone feels secure and has the opportunity to build confidence in the power of their own voice, imagination and artistic ability with dignity. We endeavor to create a fully inclusive culture that values equality and fosters respect for all people while we collaborate to explore and perform Shakespeare’s plays.

Age Groups
POPPETS 7-8
GROUNDLINGS 9-11
YOUNG PLAYERS 12-14
KING’S COMPANY 15-18
Our age groups are based on the optimum peer groups for creating positive, collaborative ensembles.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company believes in an ongoing study and practice of Shakespeare and his work. Learners of all ages will question without fear, inspire dialogue and challenge established ideas while evoking new and inventive thought.

For more than 30 years the Shakespeare Theatre Company has dedicated itself to being the nation’s premier classic theatre. By focusing on works with profound themes, complex characters and heightened language written by Shakespeare, his contemporaries and those playwrights he influenced, STC’s artistic mission is unique among regional theatres: to bring to vibrant life groundbreaking, thought-provoking and eminently accessible classic theatre in a uniquely American style.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has produced and hosted more than 150 productions, entertaining more than 2.5 million audience members in its two theatre spaces, the Michael R. Klein Theatre and Sidney Harman Hall.

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