Shakespeare & Company Inc

THE MISSION OF SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY IS TO DELIVER A SUSTAINABLE AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) VITAL PROGRAM OF PERFORMANCE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION, INTEGRATED FOR THE DEEPENED EXPERIENCE OF THE ARTISTS, THE AUDIENCE, THE COMPANY, AND THE COMMUNITY. WE EMBRACE THE CORE VALUES OF SHAKESPEARE'S WORK: COLLABORATION, COMMITMENT TO LANGUAGE, VISCERAL EXPERIENCE AND CLASSICAL IDEALS, EXPRESSED WITH PHYSICAL PROWESS AND AN EMBODIED CONTEMPORARY VOICE.

PERFORMANCE:THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES LIVE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES THAT INCLUDE THE BUILDING OF COSTUMES AND SETS FROM ORGANIC RAW MATERIALS AND DESIGNS; ORIGINAL LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGN AND MUSICAL SCORES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, LIVE PERFORMANCES WERE PERFORMED OUTDOORS IN TWO THEATERS AND INSIDE IN TWO FACILITIES. WINTER STAGED READINGS AND PRODUCTION AND LECTURES WERE DEVISED AS WELL. SEATING CAPACITY PER PERFORMANCE VARIED FROM 150 TO 400.

EDUCATION:FISCAL YEAR 2024 CONSISTED OF MANY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FALL FESTIVAL OF SHAKESPEARE, A 10 WEEK IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY IN TEN SCHOOLS WITH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN THE SCHOOLS AND ON OUR CAMPUS. NORTHEAST REGIONAL TOUR OF SHAKESPEARE, A 4 MONTH NORTHEAST TOUR OF IN-SCHOOL PERFORMANCES OF NON-EQUITY PRODUCTION OF A SHAKESPEARE PLAY. SHAKESPEARE IN THE COURTS PROJECT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BERKSHIRE JUNVENILE COURT ABJUDICATED JUVENILE OFFENDERS WORK WITH ARTISTS AND PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES, REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES OF SHAKESPEARE SCENES. RIOTOUS YOUTH, SUMMER ACTING CAMP FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS THAT INTRODUCE THEM TO THE LANGUAGE, STORY, CHARACTERS AND IDEAS IN THE SHAKESPEARE PLAYS. RESIDENCIES, LOCAL AND (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) NON-LOCAL IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS WITH TEAMS OF TEACHERS, DIRECTORS AND TECHNICAL STAFF WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATORS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO SHAKESPEARE. SHAKESPEARE & YOUNG COMPANY, DESIGNED TO FURTHER DEVELOP YOUNG ACTORS AND EMPOWER THEM AS CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS, FOR TEACHERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS, ONE-WEEK WORKSHOPS HELD IN THE SUMMER TO HELP CREATE SHAKESPEARE LEARNING ON STAGE AND IN CLASSROOMS.

TRAINING:THE CENTER FOR ACTOR TRAINING OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTING WORKSHOPS FOR PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AT VARIOUS STAGES IN THEIR CAREERS, FROM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO ADVANCED PROFESSIONALS. THE TRAINING IS BASED ON TEACHING METHODS DEVELOPED BY ORGANIZATION FOUNDERS INCLUDING TINA PACKER AND KRISTIN LINKLATER, AND HAS EVOLVED FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF SPECIALIZED TEACHERS IN EVERY DISCIPLINE. MONTH-LONG INTENSIVE - 4 WEEK PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS MID-CAREER PROFESSIONAL ACTORS WHICH FOCUSES ON MULTI-FACETED SHAKESPERIAN PRINCIPLES. SUMMER SHAKESPEARE INTENSIVE - 4 WEEK PROGRAM GEARED TOWARDS UNDER-GRADUATE THEATER MAJORS, RECENT GRADUATES AND EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE ALSO OFFER MANY WEEKEND INTENSIVE TRAININGS AS WELL AS WEEK-LONG FOCUSED TRAININGS.