For Young People - Shaw Festival Theatre

Teen Workshops Shaw Theatre School Shaw Acting Camp Wilde Tales Workshop University Courses

Teen Workshop: Musical Theatre

When

June 3

Time

10am-5pm

Where

Festival Theatre

Cost

$60

A music theatre rehearsal experience! Working with a Shaw professional, learn choreography, staging, and music directly from Me and My Girl. For all experience levels. Includes ticket to Me and My Girl.

Let the magic of the theatre take you over in these high-energy workshops. Free local transportation provided by Niagara Airbus. One workshop + theatre ticket: $60. All three workshops with theatre tickets: $165.

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Teen Workshop: Story Theatre

When

June 10, 2017

Time

10am-5pm

Where

Festival Theatre

Cost

$60

Collaborative and fast-paced – bring a story to life as you take on multiple roles and use simple props and costumes to create an exciting theatrical piece. All you need is your imagination and sense of play! Includes ticket to Wilde Tales.

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Teen Workshop: Playing with Props

When

June 17, 2017

Time

10am-5pm

Where

Festival Theatre

Cost

$60

Props help to create characters and connect the audience to the story on the stage. Experience how designing and building props requires loads of creativity and out of the box thinking! Includes ticket to 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt.

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Shaw Theatre School

When

October 14-December 16

Time

10-11:30am
& 1-3pm

Where

Various Locations

Cost

Prices vary

Come PLAY with us! For young people with an interest in theatre. Led by Shaw professionals, this fun and interactive ten-week program is designed to encourage creativity and build self-confidence. Part of the Slaight Family Academy.

Theatre classes available for grades 3-12. Sewing classes available for grades 9-12.
10am-11:30am classes: $225
1pm-3pm classes: $265

For more information, please contact Suzanne Merriam at 1.800.657.1106 ext 2265.

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Shaw Acting Camp

When

August 8-18

Time

9am-4pm

Where

Robertson Hall, St Catharines

Cost

$425

For ages 11-13.
Make new friends and learn acting skills. Kids will have a wild time Wilde Tales and create their own original play. Classes held at Robertson Hall in St Catharines.

To register, contact Carousel Players at 905.682.8326 ext 22.

Wilde Tales Workshop

When

June 8-October 7

Time

Pre-show

Where

Court House Theatre

Cost

$20

Calling all children! We want you not only to see Wilde Tales but to make it happen. Sign up in advance for the pre-show one-hour workshop with Shaw actors to help create the magic on stage. For ages 6 to 12. Workshop begins 60 minutes before each performance at the Court House Theatre. Workshop $20, available with the purchase of a ticket to see Wilde Tales.

Program Supporter

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH BROCK UNIVERSITY

Department of Dramatic Arts
DART 4P92: Text and Performance of Bernard Shaw
Explorations of the manners and the mandate of the Shaw Festival, emphasizing the social mores, politics and historic milestones of the period, as well as acting techniques that convey Shavian ideas in the original and contemporary setting. Furthermore the course takes place primarily at the Shaw Festival, and provides an opportunity to experience the creative and business environment of a professional theatre. This course is divided into ‘studio work’ and ‘guest lectures’ provided by members of the Shaw ensemble and artistic team. Pre-requisite: DART 3F50

IN CONJUNCTION WITH QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY

DRAM 371* Modern Drama at the Shaw Festival
DRAM371* is offered in collaboration with the Shaw Festival and will give you the opportunity to study the Shaw Festival through attending performances of nine different plays, lectures, on site tours and will feature visits from theatre insiders: administrators, designers, directors and actors.

DRAM 373* Early Modern Scene Study
Prerequisite: an introductory acting course Co-req: DRAM371*
In this acting course, a variety of techniques and exercises will be used to explore dramatic texts drawn from the mandate of the Shaw Festival –plays written during the lifetime of Bernard Shaw (1856 to 1950).

DRAM 501* Advanced Studies at the Shaw Festival
Prerequisite: 80% or above in DRAM 371*
Taught concurrently with DRAM 371*. Students will read the plays and attend all the shows and classes on the 371* course. In addition, students will be required to see the other shows the Shaw Festival is producing this season and to attend extra seminars. Written assignments and some extra reading may be assigned. Enrolment is limited.

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IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

The Repertory in Practice: The Shaw Festival
A study of the role of repertory theatre in the historical and current development of dramatic literature and performance practices, held on-site at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Students will attend productions and lectures, interview actors, directors, designers, and administrators, and collaborate on a performed reading with the assistance of company members. Topics may include the performance history of plays by Shaw, Chekhov, Ibsen, Wilde, and other playwrights within the Festival’s mandate, the analysis of production elements from the perspectives of directors, actors, and designers, and the relevance of “classical” drama for the modern world.

For more information, contact Merrylee Greenan or 905.828.5201