Workshops
Students in Guadalajara, Mexico participating in a Shakespeare’s Villains workshops.
Our School Workshops bring an STC Teaching Artist to your classroom to engage students in the exploration of Shakespeare’s text, other classical works, or specific subjects and themes—all through performance.
Workshops for Visiting School Groups—NEW
Are you visiting Washington, D.C. on a school field trip and are looking to immerse your students in the vibrant theatre scene that the District has to offer? Join us for a fun and interactive theatre workshop in our spaces.
Previous Visiting School Groups include:
- Christian Academy of Knoxville
- Rodeph Sholom School
- Kearsney College, South Africa
Workshop Options
Available in 3, 5, or 10 Workshops.
Option 1: All Things Shakespeare
Customized for the play of your choice. Select three topics to explore or provide a full experience with all five:
The World of the Play
Explore the plot, characters, and themes of the play while making personal connections to the material.
Shakespeare’s Language
Investigate how Shakespeare uses language to tell stories and create characters by demystifying verse, prose, operative words, and iambic pentameter.
Acting and Scene Study
Practice classical acting techniques to activate heightened language and make bold, expressive acting choices individually and in collaboration with peers.
Design
Create visuals of the World of the Play using various approaches and informed by unique interpretations of the text.
Rehearsal and Performance
Collaborate as an ensemble and with the Teaching Artist as director to put all the pieces together in a culminating classroom performance.
Option 2: Classics Reimagined—NEW
Students explore canonical plays actively and creatively. Plays might include Hansberry's A Raisin In the Sun, Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, Wilson's Fences, or Fornes's Fefu and Her Friends.
Option 3: Stage the Story—NEW
These workshops focus on adapting and performing literature. Through a thematic exploration of the texts, students will come to understand the text in a new light by adapting and performing the work.
From character analysis to acting techniques, STC's Teaching Artist will help students bring the story to the stage. Examples of texts may include: Chopin's "Désirée's Baby", Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Hwang's Yellowface, Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Morrison's Beloved, etc.
Option 4: All Things Performance—NEW
This is a great choice for performance-related push-in workshops in your classes. STC's Teaching Artists can support with speeches, spoken word, school performances, adaptation workshops, and more.
Workshops we have run in the past include: Combat workshops, spoken word workshops, and school performance workshops.
Pricing
For 3 Workshops
- Title I Schools: $400
- Public and Charter Schools: $475
- Private Schools: $550
- Title I Schools: $650
- Public and Charter Schools: $775
- Private Schools: $900
Please inquire about pricing for your school group.
Note: Each Workshop is designed to last 1 hour for a group of up to 30 students.
Contact Schools@ShakespeareTheatre.org for more information and pricing.