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shakespeare to go

shakespeare to go oneDesigned as an exciting, high-energy introduction to the most well known works of Shakespeare, Shakespeare To Go brings six actors to North Carolina area schools, performing edited versions of entire plays. Shakespeare To Go offers educators the opportunity to provide their classes with performance experiences of Shakespeare's world and work created especially for students. Performed by young, enthusiastic, professional actors, Shakespeare To Go will also offer workshops designed to get the student audiences up on their feet, experiencing the magic of speaking and performing the Bard for themselves!

shakespeare to go twoShakespeare To Go features direct audience contact between actor and audience - literally. Actors incorporate the student audience into every performance, giving students the valuable experiences of both observing and participating in a live performance of the Bard's work. The program offers minimal use of set and costumes, sharing with students a primary focus on the language of Shakespeare, while also allowing performances to take place in almost any venue a school can offer. The program encourages its audience to use its imagination and sense of play, as actors double and triple the roles they perform in any given production.

THE 2010 TOUR: February 1 – May 15
Fresh on the heels of its 2009 American Express sponsored tour - the most popular in the program's 31 year history! - The Festival's 2010 tour of Shakespeare To Go offers educators a choice between an abbreviated production of Hamlet or The Taming of the Shrew.

Give The Festival an hour's traffic of the stage and we'll give you the entire plays...well, minus a few words here and there. Six actors, each playing multiple roles, sword play and some of the most famous and memorable characters in all of dramatic literature! NCSF promises an inviting and interactive experience that will enrich your school's study of the world's greatest dramatic figure.

Hamlet
In sixty minutes with six actors, we'll give you the whole enchilada (well, nearly the whole thing) -- the ghosts, the intrigue, the madness, the gravedigger, the sword-fighting, the play within a play, the deaths! You won't want to miss this production of, arguably, the world's most famous tragedy.

The Taming of the Shrew
What teenager can't relate to a character so misunderstood by others that her cries of "I gotta be ME!" fall on deaf ears? This timeless comedy pits the "good" girls and boys against those individuals who would rather buck the system, in favor of finding their own true selves. Six actors, sixty minutes - comic hijinks galore!

shakespeare to go team

Shakespeare To Go Fees

$750 for a Single Performance. Individual performances must be booked for start times of: AM by 9:00 and/or PM at 1:00 or later. $600 for additional same-day-same-school performance, and $650 per performance for consecutive two-performance days booked by same presenter and playing in the same area.

$1200 for a One-Day Residency. A residency is a day in which the STG company is in residence at one school for the entire school day, and includes one performance plus classroom workshop visitations. The exact structure of the residency is to be customized by NCSF and the presenting school on a per case basis. $1100 per day for a Multi-Day Residency.

Maximum Performance Audience Size: 250-300
Maximum Workshop/Visitation Size: 30-35

PLEASE NOTE: Travel fees may apply, depending on presenter location.

For booking information, please contact NCSF at (336)841-2273, ext.226, or sales@ncshakes.org.

 

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Here's what students and teachers think:

"This has been a splendid experience! My kids loved it and continue to speak of it. The workshop yesterday was exceptional, and, just when I thought it could not get any better, the workshop this morning outdid everything! With permission from the actors, we combined the first period literacy class and my first period AP Literature and Composition class for the workshop.
"No words can describe how amazing it was to see those two groups interact and, believe it or not, read and act out a scene from Taming of the Shrew. It was an astounding morning! The actors need to be very proud of this week and these accomplishments. It is a very good morning for education, indeed!"

Karen M., Teacher
Reynolds High School
Winston Salem, NC

"After watching this performance, I have more interest in Shakespeare, because I now know that it can be enjoyable and funny."

Asad K., 7th Grader
Burlington Day School
Burlington, NC

"My children enjoyed the performances, as did I. The actors were excellent and did a fantastic job bringing Shakespeare's characters to life. If only I could have seen a performance like this in high school..."

Jodi L., Parent
Blue Ridge Christian
Home Educators
Hamptonville, NC



Did you drive from out of town to visit STG in High Point last year? Did you miss the show because you live too far away? Why not bring STG to your area in 2010?

Contact NCSF's Homeschool Liaison, Meredith Stephens, at (841)2273, ext.223, or ncsf@ncshakes.org for more information.


Check with your area Arts Council and your school's PTA/PTO for possible funding support for STG.

the bard

NCSF’s production of Shakespeare To Go is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.