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Returning Students Most students who complete the First Year program return at least one more summer (often several) to produce an entire Shakespeare play. Committing up to 180 hours over a period of 10 – 11 weeks, students rehearse and perform in a full-length Shakespeare play, opening at the Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival and touring Read More ...
“We are an unlikely bunch with wildly divergent personalities and background stories who otherwise might never have met, let alone come together as an ensemble. But we have forged a community, and at its heart is unwavering acceptance of each other as we explore different ways of expressing the text and ourselves. Not only has Read More ...
“Six years ago I heard about the Young Shakespeare Workshop and longed to be a part of the summer program but due to certain circumstances was never able to. Through other avenues within the program at Cleveland H.S. I was able to get to know the director and alumni and develop various skills. Being a Read More ...
I’m so thankful for this experience. I love people I got to work with, they were amazing and an amazing support system especially during some hard times; I’m glad I now call them friends. I am so thankful for the experience because I not only grew as an actor and learned more about the art. But it created great friends for me and helped shape parts of myself that of course makes me the person I am today.
As a parent, it would be impossible for me to describe the incredible contribution the Young Shakespeare Workshop has made to our family.
So I had the best time of my life in the Young Shakespeare Workshop. I love Shakespeare with all of me and I want to always be a part of it.
I doubt there is any organization in the United States that has been so successful at inspiring a life long love of theatre, performance, and the English language in young people as the Young Shakespeare Workshop.
Each YSW year becomes a gathering of disparate teens who are able to transcend many of their differences in order to enthusiastically create together, to the benefit of the broader community.