Inter-Curricular Programs



Shakespearience has had programming at Mill Valley Middle School, Old Mill School, The Bolinas/Stinson School, JX Wilson School, St. John School, St. Vincent de Paul School, St. Finn Barr School, and The School of the Madeleine.
Program options may include:
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Production Workshop:
-A production of Shakespearience’s Script, “Will Power”, presented as a performance for the school.
This text was developed to examine the power of will as an ensemble through Shakespeare’s texts. It derives scenes from Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet in a chapter format. This gives students a solid familiarity with each of these great plays. It is designed to create teamwork and ensemble, while enabling personal expression and confidence.
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An edited production of one of the following plays: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night.
-Supports public speaking, listening, writing, language arts and social studies in CA Common Core.
*5-6 weeks, three-five hours per week for grades 5-12.
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Middle School Workshop:
2-3 week workshops delving into Macbeth, R & J, Hamlet or Julius Caesar to support English and History curriculum. This is a dynamic way to bring the plays to life and make accessible the text and cultural connotations.
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Sonnets, Swords & Stories!:
An introduction to Shakespeare, using the stories behind selected plays, broadsword workshop and study of the Shakespearean Sonnet.
Class culminates with a "Sonnet Salon", where teams of students perform selected Sonnets.
*For grades 3-5.
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Rapier/Broadsword Workshop:
Through one of Shakespeare's fight scenes, (such as Macbeth, Henry IV, R & J) our combat directors instruct in basic swordplay with the vocabulary of stage combat and text work. Number of sessions may vary and is flexible.
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Scene Study:
-Study of one of the following plays: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night.
-One to three person scenes taken from the selected and studied play, staged and directed, memorized and presented to the class and or school.
-Supports public speaking, listening, writing, language arts in CA Common Core.
*6-8 weeks, two hours per week for grades 4-12.
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Shakespeare History:
-Covering daily life in the 1500-1600’s, specific arts and cultrual aspects of society, aristocracy, religion, Shakespeare’s biography and the world of theatre in his time.
-Stories behind specific Shakespeare plays.
-Works in concert with all other Shakespearience! Classes and may be used to support those classes from a dramaturgical standpoint.
It is also an introduction to...class which creates foundation for language arts, social studies, writing, reading, drama, and visual arts.
-Supports social studies, literacy and language arts in CA Common Core.
*4-6 weeks, one hour per week for grades K-8.
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High School Programming:
For High Schools, Shakespearience offers, in conjunction with Literature, Social Studies, Sociology or Drama:
-Scene Study, Soliloquy Study with focus on one play
-Broadsword/Rapier Fight Scenes, featuring instruction with Danielle O'Dea
-Improvisation, Text Work
-Make Sense of That! Demystifying Shakespeare's greatest works.
-History of Shakespeare and current cultural paradigms
Please contact admin@shakespearience.net for a full price menu.