Shakespeare & Company Education

Name: Shakespeare & Company Education
Address: 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA, 01240, US
Telephone: +14136371199
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Shakespeare & Company Education

Shakespeare & Company's Education Program introduces
the words of Shakespeare to students 7 – 17.
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Shakespeare & Company’s Education Program strives to bring the classical poetry and plays of Shakespeare alive and into the lives of as many students and teachers as possible in ways that are personally meaningful, educationally inspiring, and theatrically compelling. One of the most extensive arts-in-education programs in the northeast, Shakespeare & Company’s Education Program reaches more than

40,000 students and teachers each year with innovative, socially responsive, and educationally challenging performances, workshops and residencies.

12/12/2024

Riotous Youth registration is open now! - https://mailchi.mp/shakespeare.org/ry2025

12/05/2024

Watch this space...Riotous Youth registration opens next week! https://mailchi.mp/shakespeare/fallfestweekend-10690829

11/23/2024

TODAY at the Fall Festival of Shakespeare: Charlie's Bistro Bus joins us from 2:15 pm to 6:15 pm, serving up burgers, bowls, beverages, and more. Stop by for a snack or stay for a show!

Saturday afternoon's shows are at 3:30 pm – Monument Mountain Regional High School’s Romeo & Juliet, directed by Malle Winters & Anna Rock, and 6:15 pm – Lee Middle & High School’s Cymbeline
Directed by Tom Reynolds & Abigail St. John. TICKETS: https://shakespeare.org/shows/2024/fall-festival/

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11/22/2024

At Shakespeare & Company, children can begin learning, performing, and truly understanding Shakespeare's language as early as age seven, finding their voices as they forge their own paths. Whether or not they pursue a career in theater, the lessons they learn last a lifetime.
Riotous Youth enrollment starts in December! Visit shakespeare.org/education for more information.

11/21/2024

Nine weeks of preparation are drawing to a close, and today the 36th Fall Festival of Shakespeare kicks off Fall Festival Weekend. Ten full-scale Shakespeare productions will be staged at our Tina Packer Playhouse through Sunday, created by high-school students from across Western Mass. and Upstate New York. Learn more: https://shakespeare.org/education/fall-festival-of-shakespeare/

11/20/2024

Kristin and Ellie, directors of Springfield Central High School's Fall Festival of Shakespeare's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, have a message for all of our friends and supporters! Lend them your ears and join us at Fall Festival Weekend this Thursday through Sunday.
Learn more at shakespeare.org.

11/19/2024

Thank you for the nod, MassLive! Tickets are available to Emma by Kate Hamill, directed by Ariel Bock and based on the novel by Jane Austen. Visit shakespeare.org!

https://www.masslive.com/westfieldnews/2024/11/arts-beat-holiday-fare-on-area-stages.html?gift=51e56017-f11a-49bd-bcef-08fa4b6e2e08

Pictured: Cast members Marcus Kearns, Madeleine Rose Maggio, and Kristin Yates

11/18/2024

11/15/2024

Today, we wish a very Happy Birthday to our Director of Education Kevin G. Coleman. Without him, the Fall Festival of Shakespeare or any other offering from our Education Program simply wouldn't exist.

As you think of Kevin today, consider donating to the Fall Festival to help us meet our $30K Match Challenge goal! There is no donation too small; every dollar received between now and Sunday, Nov. 24, will be doubled by a generous donor up to $30,000. Visit tinyurl.com/fallfestshakes to contribute, or email our Development Team at [email protected]. You can also help us by sharing this post!

11/14/2024

Congratulations Company Artist Govane Lohbauer! Govane has won the 2024 Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award for Outstanding Costume Design of a Play or Musical, for her work with our production of The Comedy of Errors this summer. Brava, Govane!

11/10/2024

Our Director of Education, Kevin G. Coleman, has an exciting update to share about our "Fill the Quill" Match Grant Challenge to benefit the Fall Festival of Shakespeare! https://vimeo.com/1027417725?share=copy

Visit tinyurl.com/fallfestshakes to donate, or email [email protected] for more information.

We have some exciting news to share with you! The generous donor who issued a $25,000 Match Challenge to support the Fall Festival has seen how all of you have come…

11/09/2024

Check it out: a message from the Fall Festival Directors of Pittsfield High School's The Tempest! https://vimeo.com/1027434429?share=copy

You can help us meet a 30K Match Challenge to support the festival; learn more from Naire and Darius, and donate today at tinyurl.com/fallfestshakes or help us by sharing this post!

Cultural Pittsfield

11/08/2024

Check it out: A message from Luke and Erin, Fall Festival Directors of Mt. Greylock Regional High School's production of Hamlet!

Our generous match donor has been so inspired by your contributions that they’ve added an additional $5,000 to our “Fill the Quill” Match Challenge. This means every dollar you give to our Education Program by November 24 will be doubled – up to $30,000. Visit tinyurl.com/fallfestshakes to donate, or email [email protected] for more information.

Mount Greylock Regional School

11/07/2024

Looking to create an immersive experience to enjoy the Fall Festival of Shakespeare this month? The Bookstore has curated a display of books and plays inspired by . The spoils include scripts for Shakespeare plays produced by the 10 Fall Festival Schools and titles such as Jonathan Bate’s Soul of the Age; Tina Packer’s Women of Will; What Was Shakespeare Really Like by Stanley Wells, and How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig. Visit The Bookstore in Lenox and join us for Fall Festival Weekend November 21 – 24!

DID YOU KNOW? A generous donor has issued a $30,000 Match Challenge to support the Fall Festival of Shakespeare! Every dollar you give between now and Fall Festival Weekend November 21–24 will be doubled. To donate, visit tinyurl.com/FallFestShakes.

11/06/2024

Tomorrow! We will host the CHP Mobile Health Unit on Thursday, November 7 from 9:30 am –12 pm.
The health unit is open to the public; folks would just need to bring a form of ID and an insurance card.
See you here!

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70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA
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Telephone

+14136371199

Website

https://www.shakespeare.org/education/

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Listen up: Monument Mountain Regional High School Fall Festival Directors Malle Winters and Anna Rock have a message for you! Please share this video and help us meet our $30,000 Match Challenge goal! #intheberkshires #monumentmountain #greatbarrington #greatbarringtonma #berkshirecounty #lenoxma #shakeandco

Check it out: a message from the Fall Festival Directors of Pittsfield High School's The Tempest! https://vimeo.com/1027434429?share=copy You can help us meet a 30K Match Challenge to support the festival; learn more from Naire and Darius, and donate today at tinyurl.com/fallfestshakes or help us by sharing this post! #fallfestshakes #shakespeare #intheberkshires #pittsfieldma #pittsfieldhighschool Cultural Pittsfield

Check it out: A message from Luke and Erin, Fall Festival Directors of Mt. Greylock Regional High School's production of Hamlet! Our generous match donor has been so inspired by your contributions that they’ve added an additional $5,000 to our “Fill the Quill” Match Challenge. This means every dollar you give to our Education Program by November 24 will be doubled – up to $30,000. Visit tinyurl.com/fallfestshakes to donate, or email [email protected] for more information. Mount Greylock Regional School #fallfestshakes #intheberkshires

Hello, #LeeMa! The Lee Middle and High School Fall Festival Directors, Abigail and Tom, have a message for you. Learn more about how you can help the Fall Festival of Shakespeare thrive for years to come, and please share this message with your friends, families, and fellow thespians! #FilltheQuill #fallfestshakes #lenoxma #intheberkshires #artsineducation #theaterinschools #theatreinschools https://vimeo.com/1022664081 Lee Middle and High School

Whether we're working together to present free, community performances or expand on our shows' themes through dynamic media displays, Shakespeare & Company has seen first-hand how partnering with the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, has introduced our work in Performance, Education, and Actor Training to new audiences. Learn more about just one of these collaborations – the Museum Pass Program, made possible by the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum – which offers free tickets to library patrons to see our shows throughout the season, along with books, music, and periodicals curated to complement production. A collection inspired by our current show, Three Tall Persian Women by Awni Abdi-Bahri, is available now through October 13; thank you to the Athenaeum for all that you do to connect community with culture, all year long. #intheberkshires #pittsfieldma #lenoxma #berkshirecounty #pittsfieldlibrary #berkshireathenaeum

Tomorrow: the Lovers Fight! Tickets are available for the 2 pm, sensory-friendly matinee of A Midsummer Night's Dream, presented by the Northeast Regional Tour of Shakespeare! This show is open to all. More information and tickets: https://ow.ly/jEKE50QUHh9 #shakespeare #shakeandco #sensoryfriendly #autismacceptance #intheberkshires #berkshirecounty #berkshiresweekend #autismawareness #lenoxma #lenoxlove