Young Shakespeare Workshop at the White House
In November 2011, Young Shakespeare Workshop was honored to receive the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the nation’s highest honor for after-school and out-of-school arts & humanities programs. YSW was 1 of only 12 programs across the country chosen from a pool of more than 471 nominations and 38 finalists for this distinction. The award was presented by First Lady Michelle Obama in the East Room of the White House.