Training Programs

Weekend Intensive

The Weekend Intensives are designed to meet the needs of actors who seek an introduction to Shakespeare & Company's training methods, and an opportunity to re-awaken and revitalize their relationship to Shakespeare's text.

Weekend Intensives are most often held in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Twin Cities, Dallas, Baltimore, and at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. (Check the right column of this page for scheduled Weekend Intensives.)

The Weekend Intensive Format:

Friday 7pm-10pm	an introduction to Shakespeare & Company's aesthetic and an opportunity for the actors to shift gears and focus on their work through a series of exercises involving voice, body and memory work.
Saturday 10am-10pm	focuses on the actor's individual voice and experiences, which are incorporated into a monologue that the actor has prepared for the class.
Sunday 10am-4pm	moves more vigorously through the voice and body work, with the actors reconnecting with Shakespeare's text, revisiting their monologues and exploring how the structure of the verse might influence character and performance.

Adequate time for meal breaks is given, though participants are responsible for their own meals.

The workshops are limited to 15 participants.

TUITION $350

Application Deadline: Two weeks before start of the workshop.
(Applicants may be accepted after deadline as space allows.)

Click here to apply.

*If you are interested in bringing a Weekend Intensive to your city, Theater Company, or your university, contact us at training@shakespeare.org