Audition for the SYT’s
2025 Summer Ensemble

ABOUT THE SUMMER ENSEMBLE

Join the Summer Ensemble to perform in one of two Shakespeare plays: The Tempest or The Winter’s Tale, opening at the Crane Theater in Minneapolis July 2025!

ACTING TRAINING
Throughout the rehearsal process, actors will study and strengthen core classical acting techniques, including:

• voice and breath work to strengthen the physical connections between the actor and the text

• movement work, including Viewpoints and stage combat with trained instructors

• Original Practices text work using the text from Shakespeare’s First Folio

• in-depth analysis of Shakespeare’s verse; poetic techniques including anthesis, assonance, metaphor, and iambic pentameter will be studied and applied in performance

• focus on the actor’s creative voice in the rehearsal room; development of each student’s personal interpretation of the text and its relevance in 2025

SYT’s unique creative process focuses on empowering and emboldening the creative and interpretive voice of each young actor; each students’ approach to the story and its themes take centerstage as we work together to create new interpretations of Shakespeare’s works and highlight what makes them relevant to young people and audiences today.

REHEARSALS

May 5th - July 18 2025 | 5 days/week | 4pm- 8pm (school year) or 11am - 3pm (summer)

PERFORMANCES

Performances will take place July 18th - August 3rd at the Crane Theatre in Minneapolis, MN.

AUDITIONS

Actors ages 13 - 19 may audition to join the 2025 Summer Ensemble! Auditions are March 22nd and March 29th, 2025. No prior acting experience is required!

TUITION

The Summer Ensemble is a tuition-based camp. Community-sponsored scholarships are available on a first-come-first-served basis. All actors invited to join the SYT Summer Ensemble will have the opportunity to sign up for financial aid!