As a group of soldiers returns home from the field, the old "merry war" of wits between iconic duo Beatrice and Benedick meets the new and troubled love of Hero and Claudio. As each couple navigates changing identities, we are asked to beware of superficial feeling, interrogate societal expectations of love and marriage, while also getting a tale chock-full of verbal banter, comedic hijinks, and some of the most endearing and beloved characters Shakespeare ever wrote in this story of old and new love.
A world-class education in Shakespeare.
Exceptional education, extraordinary artistry. Experience Shakespeare like never before.
SHAKESPEAREANCES: Ages 9 - 12
Open the door to the rich and enchanting world of William Shakespeare!
Learn how to “suit the action to the word, the word to the action”, and discover the best way to tell a story through gesture, movement, and physical collaboration.
Students will work together to discover the hidden meanings behind some of Shakespeare’s most famous lines and step into the shoes of his beloved characters -- cunning villains, witty fools, melancholy kings, and brave heroines!
EXPLORE PAST PRODUCTIONS
Experience 20 years of Shakespearean Youth Theatre history.
Explore a gallery of past productions or check out the Dream Project, SYT’s online radio-play project.
AUDITION FOR SUMMER 2024
Audition to join Shakespearean Youth Theatre onstage this summer in Romeo & Juliet or A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Auditions are April 6th and 7th, 2024. Actors ages 12 - 18 are welcome to sign up to audition! We accept actors of all skill levels, experience levels, backgrounds, abilities, and identities.
SYT is a welcoming, inclusive community of young artists and theatre makers. If you’ve always wanted to do a “real” play, this is the place for you — we can’t wait to meet you.
Core Ensemble
Students in Shakespearean Youth Theatre’s Core Ensemble acting class spend six months delving into one Shakespeare play, studying the text and analyzing the story’s themes, characters, and poetic construction, as well as working with professional theatre artists to strengthen acting and performance skills in voice, movement, stage combat, and storytelling. In the second half of of the program, students rehearse with a professional director and perform in a full - length production of the play.
September - March, annually | by invitation only
All the world’s a stage.
