One and two week courses for aspiring actors and literature students

July & August 2014
One and two week courses for aspiring
actors and literature students.
A unique opportunity to work with
professional actors and directors, theatre
experts and Shakespearean scholars.
For more information and to download a prospectus visit:
shakespearesglobe.com/summerschool
‘Studying here in Shakespeare’s
Globe sparks your imagination
and makes you understand
why it is so special to perform
here and to learn here. I’m so
grateful for the experience.’
Natalia Del Fiol, Brazil
summer school
for 16 – 19 year olds
Two weeks duration
The Shakespeare’s Globe Summer School
offers students a unique opportunity to
spend two weeks at the Globe working
with leading actors, directors and scholars,
watching productions and presenting scenes
on the Globe stage.
This is the perfect course for students
gearing up for drama school or looking to
enhance and enrich their understanding
of Shakespeare.
During the two weeks, participants will
develop acting and audition skills working
with experienced directors on selected
scenes from Shakespeare plays, study
with scholars and take masterclasses
with leading theatre practitioners.
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introductions to productions
movement
voice
text and analysis
performance practice
jig workshop
Q&As with actors
Course fees
£1,400
Fees include
All tuition, tickets to Globe productions and
events and a final lunch reception.
Fees do not include meals and refreshments,
travel or accommodation.
Places are limited
The course includes tickets for three
productions at the Globe and a presentation
of work on the stages of the Globe Theatre
and the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
You are eligible to apply if you:
• are aged 16 – 19
• are able to provide your own
accommodation and travel to and
from the Globe
‘I dream things much bigger than they are; I had great
expectations of such a great venue as Shakespeare’s Globe,
but this course has filled all of my dreams and expectations.
It’s amazing.’
Rebecca Derine, Italy
young actors
summer school
studying shakespeare
summer school
One week duration
One week duration
The Shakespeare’s Globe Young Actors
Summer School is a one week intensive
course designed for students who are
interested in full-time drama training or in
studying Drama at university. Students will
work with leading actors, voice experts and
movement coaches and will present work
on both the Globe stage and in the newly
constructed Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
The Studying Shakespeare Summer
School is a one week immersive course
particularly suited to students who are going
on to study English Literature at university.
Students will work with leading academics,
actors and dramaturges and will explore the
social, political and cultural context in which
Shakespeare and his contemporaries were
writing.
This course will develop the skills students
need when approaching their classical
texts for drama school auditions and
participants will take part in master classes
with internationally renowned theatre
practitioners and directors.
This is the perfect course for students who
are interested in deepening and enriching
their understanding of Shakespeare and the
unique spaces for which he wrote and would
be the ideal first step for those looking to
extend their interest and understanding of
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
This is an ideal opportunity for students to
gain unique access to the spaces for which
Shakespeare and his contemporaries were
writing and to work with international
experts on early modern performance
techniques and original practices.
Shakespeare’s Globe is a world renowned
centre for the academic study of Shakespeare
in performance. Students will have the
opportunity to see productions, participate
in stimulating lectures and seminars and
discuss Shakespeare’s influence on English
Literature as a master of comedy, tragedy
and history.
Course fees
Course fees
£750
£750
Fees include
Fees include
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• e xplorations of both theatres
• lectures
• study groups with leading
theatre practitioners
• text analysis
• Q&As with actors
e xplorations of both theatres
movement
voice
text analysis
Q&As with actors
‘An opportunity to learn
valuable practical skills from
theatre professionals in
Shakespeare’s own theatre.’
Patrick Spottiswoode
Director, Globe Education
how to apply
Globe Education offers three summer schools
giving students a unique opportunity to work
with leading actors, directors and scholars
at the Globe, including watching Globe
productions and performing scenes on the
Globe stage.
shakespearesglobe.com/summerschool
© Photograph: Pete Le May. Globe Education workshop for students from Rutgers Conservatory at Shakespeare’s Globe
For more information contact:
sarah.f2@shakespearesglobe.com