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THE NH FALL FESTIVAL OF SHAKESPEARE

Come see the fabulous work our teens have accomplished! 

The time has finally arrived!  Check out the fabulous work our students did in the Fall Festival of Shakespeare program this year!  The videos will be available for viewing on March 20th!  We encourage everyone to watch together at 7:00pm that night and live comment on the video to show support for our wonderfully talented teens! 
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RSVP to secretary@advicetotheplayers.org for the video links!

More information about this program below:  

Fall Festival of Shakespeare is happening (with in-person, online, and hi-flex participation options)

Teens will work with teams of teaching artists in a flexible format to develop Shakespeare productions (ranging from 30-90 minutes) which will then brought to Plymouth State University for a rousing performance in February 2021! (with a contingency plan to delay performance until Fall of 2021).
Based on a nationally acclaimed model developed by Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA.  

What to Expect from the Program:

  • Flexible scheduling: teens choose how many days a week they'd like to participate and which days, as well as if they'd like to be face to face or online (all outside of school hours) 
  • A directing team of teaching artists leads teens through a language-based exploration of Shakespeare.
  • All teens (ages 13-19) with an interest in acting or the technical aspects of theater are welcome! Everyone who wishes to participate will be given a part!
  • Master classes are taught in Clowning, Stage Combat, Movement, Performance, Technical Theater, and more.
  • The program culminates in a festival of Shakespeare's works at the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth University, including student-designed sets, costumes, and lighting.
  • There are no student fees to participate in this program.
SOME COMMENTS ON THE SUCCESS OF THE FALL FESTIVAL OF SHAKESPEARE IN LENOX, MA.
"This has been a life-changing experience!. It has made me stronger and more confident.”
-Taconic Hills H.S. Student.
"Through the process of rehearsing and performing the plays of William Shakespeare for themselves, students inhabit a Renaissance world of beautiful language, profound thought, and passionate feelings that articulate and celebrate the full spectrum of human experience.”
– Kevin G. Coleman, Director of Education, Shakespeare & Company
“Fall Festival showed me an inner strength that I was never aware of. It taught me to appreciate the beauty and complexity of the human being, and to believe in myself.”
  - Fall Festival Alum
*A 2-year study of the Program by students from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (Project Zero) “recommended replication and adaptation in every high school in the nation.”

We want to be at your school!

Interested in having your school participate in Fall Festival of NH?
​Email Jessie at jessie@advicetotheplayers.org to get involved!