SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC
117 BANK STREET, WATERBURY, CT 06702 shakesperienceproductions.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE AS STATED IN ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: THE NATURE OF THE ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED OR THE PURPOSES TO BE PROMOTED BY THE CORPORATION ARE TO FOSTER IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN APPRECIATION FOR ALL ASPECTS OF LITERATURE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS BY EDUCATING YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC AND CLASSROOM PERFORMANCES, SEMINARS, PROFESSIONALLY LED PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION, DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL TEXT, AND BY ANY AND ALL OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS.

SCHOOL RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS: IN-SCHOOL INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ARE SHAKESPERIENCE'S SIGNATURE SERIES OF IN-CLASS PROGRAMS, DESIGNED WITH SEVERAL VERSIONS FOR VARIOUS AGE AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS. TWO ACTORS DEMONSTRATE A HONED TEACHING STYLE TO LEAD THE CLASS THROUGH CURRICULAR LESSONS RELEVANT TO SHAKESPEARE, TO FOLKLORE, AND TO MYTHOLOGY. THEY EMPOWER THE STUDENTS WITH TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE CLASSIC TEXTS OR SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE AS THEY PERFORM WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS RIGHT IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. TOGETHER THEY FIND THE CHARACTERS AND THEMES RELATABLE TO THEIR OWN LIVES, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BETWEEN EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHING ARTISTS. FOR LONGER- TERM INTERACTION, SHAKESPERIENCE DESIGNS CUSTOM RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THESE IN-DEPTH THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, CAMPS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LEAD PARTICIPATING STUDENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ADAPTING, REHEARSING AND PERFORMING A PLAY. IN ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 35 SESSIONS, THESE PROGRAMS CREATE: TEAMWORK BETWEEN STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND THEATRE PROFESSIONALS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DEVELOP AND DISPLAY THEIR TALENTS COMMUNITY PRIDE AND SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH A FINAL PERFORMANCE OUTLETS FOR SELF-EXPRESSION AND SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH ALL THEATRE ARTS STUDENT ACTION AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LANGUAGE ARTS PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILL STRENGTHENING BROAD-BASED CURRICULUM INTEGRATION INCREASED ATTENDANCE ENCOURAGEMENT TO READ "ENHANCEMENT OF STUDENT CHARACTER, RESPECT, AND SELF-ESTEEM LOVE OF LEARNING AND CREATIVE CURIOSITY THIS YEAR, SHAKESPERIENCE CONDUCTED 318 SESSIONS OF WORKSHOP OR RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE CLASSROOM FOR UP TO WELL OVER 6,000 STUDENTS.

SUMMER SEASON: SHAKESPEARE IN THE LITCHFIELD HILLS IS AN IMMERSIVE COMMUNITY EVENT CULMINATING IN FIVE FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY OUTDOOR "SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK" PRESENTATIONS OF "THE COMEDY OF ERRORS," PRODUCED BY SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS, INC. AND FEATURING PROFESSIONAL EQUITY ACTORS TOGETHER WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND AMATEUR PERFORMERS. ADMISSION IS FREE FOR THIS ECONOMIC-DRIVING AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING PROGRAM. THE ENSEMBLE INCLUDES A VOLUNTEER STEERING COMMITTEE, PUBLICITY TEAM, EDUCATION INTERNS, BACKSTAGE CREW, USHERS, WARDROBE CREW, SCENIC PAINTERS & CARPENTERS, HOST FAMILIES, AND MORE. THE EVENT IS ANTICIPATED AND PUBLICIZED BY ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS LEADING UP TO THE FINAL PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, ACTING CLASSES, AND FUNDRAISERS. FOR THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, 1300 PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOINED OUR AUDIENCE FOR FREE PERFORMANCES THEY CALLED IT "INCREDIBLY SPECIAL," "DELIGHTFUL," "FAST PACED," HYSTERICALLY FUNNY,- AND "WORLD CLASS" 110 HOUSEHOLDS, NEW TO SHAKESPERIENCE, DONATED BEFORE THE FIRST PERFORMANCE LOCAL RESIDENTS HOSTED 30 COMPANY MEMBERS IN THEIR HOMES 30 BUSINESSES SPONSORED AND ADVERTISED IN THE PROGRAM BOOK THE COMMITTEE HAS SCHEDULED THE NEXT SHAKESPEARE IN LITCHFIELD HILLS, "TWELFTH NIGHT", FOR AUDUST 2021.

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SHEAKESPERIENCE PRESENTS CURRICULUM-BASED ADAPTATIONS OF CHILDREN'S CLASSIC LITERATURE. OUR TALENTED ARTISTS GUIDE THE AUDIENCE ON A JOURNEY OF ADVENTURE AND ACTION WHILE PROMPTING THEM TO CONSIDER ISSUES RELEVANT IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, SHAKESPERIENCE'S ENSEMBLE OF ARTISTS PRESENTS PERFORMANCES OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS. EACH FEATURES OUT ARTISTS' USE OF SHAKESPEARE'S TEXT TO CREATE ACTION AND INSPIRED CHARACTER INTERPRETATIONS. A UNIQUE SOUND DESIGN FOR EACH PRODUCTION ENHANCES OUR INNOVATIVE, VISCERAL ONE-HOUR ADAPTATIONS FOR FIVE OR SIX PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. REGARDLESS OF THE AGES OF THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS, A DYNAMIC SOUND DESIGN, COSTUMES, SCENERY, AND PROPS ROUND OUT THESE THEATRICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CHARACTER-BUILDING TREATS. PRE-SHOW AND TALK-BACK INTERACTION BETWEEN ACTORS AND STUDENTS FOCUS ON DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL AND CHARACTER ISSUES, THE AUTHOR, AND THEATRICAL DEVICES. A STUDY GUIDE WITH CURRICULUM-BASED PRE- AND POST-SHOW ACTIVITIES ACCOMPANIES THESE PRODUCTIONS. 42 PERFORMANCES FOR UP TO 16,800 STUDENTS, THIS YEAR.

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