Hoosier Shakes would love to workshop with you!
Listed below are our Educational Programming opportunities.
Option #1: An Introduction to Shakespeare (class size – 25-140)
This option is intended for a larger, more group (ex: large theatrical class)
Interaction level: moderate
- One 50-minute performance
Includes:
- Mini-lecture on words
- Mini-lecture on textual development & cue scripts
- Shakespeare word game
- Audience participation on Shakespearean insults
- Scenes from Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet
- Question and Answer time
Option #2: Shakespeare: Page to Stage (class size – 10-30)
This option is intended for a medium-sized group (ex: theatrical class)
Interaction level: high
- Four 50-minute sessions
Includes:
- Session #1 – Cue Scripts & Rehearsal, part one
- Repetition
- Omission
- Addition
- Direction
- Substitution
- Listening, teamwork, reading
- Session #2 – Cue Scripts & Rehearsal, part two
- Character development
- Props & costumes
- Address, naming, status, relationship
- Proximity, thee v. thou, here v. there
- Action
- Session #3 – Audience Contact & Rehearsal
- Receive
- Recognize
- Reward/Respond actively
- Session #4 – Rehearsal & Performance
Option #3: Shakespeare on Tour (class size – 25-140)
This option is intended for a larger group (ex: school assembly)
Interaction level: low
- One 50-minute performance
Includes:
- Introduction
- Performance
- Talk-Back
Option #4: Homeschool Packets
This option is intended for homeschooled groups
Interaction level: moderate
- One or two 2.5-hour performance(s)
Includes:
- Performance
- Discussion/Activity Guide
Option #5 – High School & College Internships (6-week summer season)
This option is intended for students interested in various summer internships
Options Includes:
- Performance
- Stage Management
- Front-of-House
- Public relations (pre-season)
Option #6: Professional Development for Teachers (1-3 hour workshop[s])
This option is intended for teachers looking to improve Shakespeare-teaching skills
Includes:
- Shakespeare on Leadership
- Embedding the Bard in the Classroom