Shakesperience Productions Inc

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AS STATED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: THE NATURE OF THE ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED OR THE PURPOSES TO BE PROMOTED BY THE CORPORATION ARE TO FOSTER IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN APPRECIATION FOR ALL ASPECTS OF LITERATURE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS BY EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC AND CLASSROOM PERFORMANCES, SEMINARS, PROFESSIONALLY LED PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION, DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL TEXT, AND BY ANY AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS.

SCHOOL RESIDENCIES: SHAKESPERIENCE DESIGNS CUSTOM SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THESE IN-DEPTH THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CAMPS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LEAD PARTICIPATING STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ADAPTING, REHEARSING AND PERFORMING A PLAY. IN ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 35 SESSIONS, THESE PROGRAMS CREATE: TEAMWORK BETWEEN STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THEATRE PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP AND DISPLAY THEIR TALENTS COMMUNITY PRIDE AND SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH A FINAL PERFORMANCE OUTLETS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH ALL THEATRE ARTS STUDENT ACTION AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LANGUAGE ARTS PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILL STRENGTHENING BROAD-BASED CURRICULUM INTEGRATION INCREASED ATTENDANCE ENCOURAGEMENT TO READ "ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT CHARACTER, RESPECT, AND SELF-ESTEEM LOVE OF LEARNING AND CREATIVE CURIOSITY THIS YEAR, SHAKESPERIENCE CONDUCTED 80 SESSIONS OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR UP TO WELL OVER 200 STUDENTS.

SUMMER SEASON: SHAKESPEARE IN THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IS AN IMMERSIVE COMMUNITY EVENT CULMINATING IN FIVE FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY OUTDOOR "SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK" PRESENTATIONS OF "TWELFTH NIGHT," PRODUCED BY SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND FEATURING PROFESSIONAL EQUITY ACTORS TOGETHER WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND AMATEUR PERFORMERS. ADMISSION IS FREE FOR THIS ECONOMIC-DRIVING AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAM. THE ENSEMBLE INCLUDES A VOLUNTEER STEERING COMMITTEE, PUBLICITY TEAM, EDUCATION INTERNS, BACKSTAGE CREW, USHERS, WARDROBE CREW, SCENIC PAINTERS & CARPENTERS, HOST FAMILIES, AND MORE. THE EVENT IS ANTICIPATED AND PUBLICIZED BY ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS LEADING UP TO THE FINAL PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, ACTING CLASSES, AND FUNDRAISERS. THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF TWELFTH NIGHT WAS POSTPONED, BUT 4 LIVE-VIRTUAL FUNDRAISERS AND 2 OUTDOOR CONCERTS RAISED MONEY FOR THE AUGUST 2021 PROGRAM. 1300 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOINED OUR AUDIENCE FOR FREE PERFORMANCES THEY CALLED IT "INCREDIBLY SPECIAL," "DELIGHTFUL," "FAST PACED," HYSTERICALLY FUNNY,- AND "WORLD CLASS" 130 HOUSEHOLDS ENGAGED 30 BUSINESSES SPONSORED AND ADVERTISED IN THE PROGRAM BOOK THE COMMITTEE HAS SCHEDULED THE NEXT SHAKESPEARE IN LITCHFIELD HILLS, "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM", FOR AUDUST 2022.

SCHOOL INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: IN-SCHOOL INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ARE SHAKESPERIENCE'S SIGNATURE SERIES OF IN-CLASS PROGRAMS, DESIGNED WITH SEVERAL VERSIONS FOR VARIOUS AGE AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS. MOSTLY VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR, TWO ACTORS DEMONSTRATE A HONED TEACHING STYLE TO LEAD THE CLASS THROUGH CURRICULAR LESSONS RELEVANT TO SHAKESPEARE, TO FOLKLORE, AND TO MYTHOLOGY. THEY EMPOWER THE STUDENTS WITH TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE CLASSIC TEXTS OR SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE AS THEY PERFORM WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS RIGHT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TOGETHER THEY FIND THE CHARACTERS AND THEMES RELATABLE TO THEIR OWN LIVES, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BETWEEN EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS THE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP SERVED. .

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: ACTING CLASSES-EXPENSES OF 7,967 FALL FESTIVAL-EXPENSES OF 861 SCHOOL PERFORMANCES OF 645 CARES ACT PPP OF 41,095

SCHOOL RESIDENCIES: SHAKESPERIENCE DESIGNS CUSTOM SCHOOL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THESE IN-DEPTH THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CAMPS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LEAD PARTICIPATING STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ADAPTING, REHEARSING AND PERFORMING A PLAY. IN ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 35 SESSIONS, THESE PROGRAMS CREATE: TEAMWORK BETWEEN STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THEATRE PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP AND DISPLAY THEIR TALENTS COMMUNITY PRIDE AND SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH A FINAL PERFORMANCE OUTLETS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH ALL THEATRE ARTS STUDENT ACTION AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LANGUAGE ARTS PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILL STRENGTHENING BROAD-BASED CURRICULUM INTEGRATION INCREASED ATTENDANCE ENCOURAGEMENT TO READ "ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT CHARACTER, RESPECT, AND SELF-ESTEEM LOVE OF LEARNING AND CREATIVE CURIOSITY THIS YEAR, SHAKESPERIENCE CONDUCTED 80 SESSIONS OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR UP TO WELL OVER 200 STUDENTS.

SUMMER SEASON: SHAKESPEARE IN THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IS AN IMMERSIVE COMMUNITY EVENT CULMINATING IN FIVE FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY OUTDOOR "SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK" PRESENTATIONS OF "TWELFTH NIGHT," PRODUCED BY SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND FEATURING PROFESSIONAL EQUITY ACTORS TOGETHER WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND AMATEUR PERFORMERS. ADMISSION IS FREE FOR THIS ECONOMIC-DRIVING AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAM. THE ENSEMBLE INCLUDES A VOLUNTEER STEERING COMMITTEE, PUBLICITY TEAM, EDUCATION INTERNS, BACKSTAGE CREW, USHERS, WARDROBE CREW, SCENIC PAINTERS & CARPENTERS, HOST FAMILIES, AND MORE. THE EVENT IS ANTICIPATED AND PUBLICIZED BY ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS LEADING UP TO THE FINAL PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, ACTING CLASSES, AND FUNDRAISERS. THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF TWELFTH NIGHT WAS POSTPONED, BUT 4 LIVE-VIRTUAL FUNDRAISERS AND 2 OUTDOOR CONCERTS RAISED MONEY FOR THE AUGUST 2021 PROGRAM. 1300 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOINED OUR AUDIENCE FOR FREE PERFORMANCES THEY CALLED IT "INCREDIBLY SPECIAL," "DELIGHTFUL," "FAST PACED," HYSTERICALLY FUNNY,- AND "WORLD CLASS" 130 HOUSEHOLDS ENGAGED 30 BUSINESSES SPONSORED AND ADVERTISED IN THE PROGRAM BOOK THE COMMITTEE HAS SCHEDULED THE NEXT SHAKESPEARE IN LITCHFIELD HILLS, "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM", FOR AUDUST 2022.

SCHOOL INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS: IN-SCHOOL INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ARE SHAKESPERIENCE'S SIGNATURE SERIES OF IN-CLASS PROGRAMS, DESIGNED WITH SEVERAL VERSIONS FOR VARIOUS AGE AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS. MOSTLY VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR, TWO ACTORS DEMONSTRATE A HONED TEACHING STYLE TO LEAD THE CLASS THROUGH CURRICULAR LESSONS RELEVANT TO SHAKESPEARE, TO FOLKLORE, AND TO MYTHOLOGY. THEY EMPOWER THE STUDENTS WITH TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE CLASSIC TEXTS OR SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE AS THEY PERFORM WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS RIGHT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TOGETHER THEY FIND THE CHARACTERS AND THEMES RELATABLE TO THEIR OWN LIVES, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BETWEEN EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS THE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP SERVED. .

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: ACTING CLASSES-EXPENSES OF 7,967 FALL FESTIVAL-EXPENSES OF 861 SCHOOL PERFORMANCES OF 645 CARES ACT PPP OF 41,095