Shakespeare
LIVE!
Spring
2008 Touring Season
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Midsummer Night's Dream
Recommended
grade levels:
Grades
3 and up.
Assembly Length:
75 minutes
Available in schools:
Feb.
11 – June 6, 2008
Download
study guide (PDF)
Each
year, Shakespeare LIVE! takes a fresh, imaginative
look at this perennial audience favorite. In the past,
our mischief-making fairies have traveled on stilts,
scooters, in-line skates— what will we do next? Just
wait and see! When starry-eyed young lovers and zany
would-be actors cross paths in a magical forest, the
result is one of the world's most uproarious comedies.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is the ideal “first
Shakespeare” for elementary grades, and a riotous roller-coaster
ride for teens (and teachers).
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here for prices and other details.
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Joseph Langham,
Josh Carpenter and Sophia Jasnowski in the Shakespeare
LIVE! production of A Midsummer Night's
Dream, 2006. Photo: Warren Westura. |
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| The Shakespeare LIVE!
production of Romeo and Juliet, 2003.
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Romeo
and Juliet
Recommended grade levels:
Grades
6 and up.
Assembly Length: 75 minutes
Available in schools:
Feb. 11 – June 6, 2008
Download
study guide (PDF)
In this thrilling
tragedy, two idealistic teens are pitted against their
privileged families and a society consumed with senseless
hatred and brutality. The play is a lyrical depiction
of young love, and a thought-provoking study of the
effects of violence and the redeeming power of devotion.
Dynamic and deeply relevant, this hour-long adaptation
is perfect for audiences in grades 6 and up.
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here for prices and other details.
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Nevermore:
The Final Nightmares of Edgar Allan Poe
written
and directed by
Brian B.
Crowe
Recommended grade levels:
Grades 6 and up.
Assembly Length:
75
minutes
Available in schools:
April
4– June 6, 2008
Download study
guide (PDF)
Shakespeare
LIVE! continues its journey “beyond the Bard” to explore
the poems and short stories of this American master in the
engaging and accessible style for which the company is known.
Depicting Poe's final days in a Baltimore hospital, this piece
unites biographical sketches from the life of this brilliant,
troubled author with dramatic stagings of some of his greatest
literary creations, including The Tell-Tale Heart ,
The Cask of Amontillado , and The Raven.
Along with a comprehensive study guide, this production is
both a thrilling introduction to Poe and an outstanding complement
to classroom study of his works.
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here for prices and other details.
SHAKESPEARE
LIVE! AT YOUR SCHOOL
- Performance fees include a free, comprehensive standards-based
Study Guide developed by theatre staff and a post-performance
discussion with the actors.
- Please note: Most
Shakespeare LIVE! productions require a minimum
unobstructed performance space that is 25 feet wide x 20
feet deep x 14 feet high.
| Follow
the links below to learn more
about
bringing Shakespeare LIVE! to your school or
venue:
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"The Shakespeare Theatre has provided our students
with an outstanding opportunity to experience classic
theatre. The artistic caliber and professionalism
of cast and production were superb!"
Michelena
DiBuono
Principal
George L. Egbert Intermediate School
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To receive a Shakespeare LIVE! Performance brochure
or to learn more about school workshops,
complete an Information Request Form
or call 973-408-3980.
Special LIVE! at the
Kirby performances are offered at The Shakespeare Theatre
Main Stage in Madison.
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