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THE NH FALL FESTIVAL OF SHAKESPEARE

Fall Festival of Shakespeare
​is currently underway! 

Advice To The Players is proud to present our 3rd annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare.  Fall Festival is an education program where students work with a directing team of teaching artists who lead the teens through a language-based exploration of Shakespeare.  At the end of 10 weeks, the groups come together at Plymouth State University and showcase their work.  This year we have two groups of students participating- Newfound Regional High School and the Sandwich Cobble.  Both groups have been participating since 2019.  NRHS will be performing Much Ado About Nothing followed by the Sandwich Cobble’s production of The Tempest.  The production will take place in-person at Plymouth State University on December 10th starting at 6:00 with Much Ado About Nothing.  The Tempest will begin at 7:30. 
Below is their journey through this year's process!
Newfound FFS students created the Harpy costume for Sandwich Cobble! 
The Sandwich Cobble is diving headlong into rehearsals for the Tempest! This photo's from this weekend! And the  performance date is set!  
NRHS had their set build this Saturday!  This is the day the whole team comes together and builds their set.  They also Tie Dye their T-Shirts during this time.  
Much Ado in the Tempest of Fall Festival! Our Annual Fall Festival of Shakespeare has begun! NHRS started rehearsal for Much Ado About Nothing, and our Sandwich Cobble just started today! Stay tuned for updates and the performance information!

In the photo pictured to the right, we see our teens and their contract.  These are the rules and guidelines they choose and set for how they want their festival to run.  This program runs on teen agency- they make decisions the entire process!  Follow along for more fun information about our Fall Festival!

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.
  • 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!