Beginning Shakespeare for Actors, a workshop
Open to middle and high school aged students
Wednesday, July 2, 3 pm-5 pm, Open to Ages 9-18
Relaxed atmosphere and informal setting for FUN!

Cost is $20 (scholarships available for $10, funded by the YAC of Community Foundation for Muskegon County)
Acting students of the White Lake Youth Theatre will learn from Teaching Artist Katherine Mayberry, Executive Director of Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, in this session.

Why should actors study Shakespeare? (From Backstage)
“Becoming familiar and acquainted with Shakespeare’s work is good for any human being. It’s good for the soul.”

Since Shakespeare’s work is widely produced and continues to inspire new film and television adaptations, all actors benefit from studying it. According to the Shakespeare Society’s artistic director Michael Sexton, actors should also study Shakespeare because it expands their humanity. “Becoming familiar and acquainted with Shakespeare’s work is good for any human being. It’s good for the soul,” he says. “[And] if one gets the opportunity to perform Shakespeare at a high level, it’s a privilege and an enormous joy. It’s one of the things that only we in the theater can do.”

The work required to bring Shakespeare to life also builds an actor’s imagination. These skills are as valuable on a sound stage as in a theater, notes Shakespeare scholar Scott Kaiser. “Being on an empty stage and having to imagine an entire world around you [uses] exactly the same muscles as standing in front of the green screen and imagining everything that’s going to be provided for you digitally in post-production.”

Deep dive into Shakespeare’s world with us for one afternoon, and then consider auditioning for our Fall Murder Mystery surrounding Macbeth, “DON’T SAY THE M WORD.”

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