Welcome to Shakespeare By The Sea, the largest and longest-running outdoor theatre festival in Atlantic Canada!
RECREATIONAL CLASSES FOR ADULTS
Summer 2023
SPEAK THE SPEECH
(A monologue class for adults who are not professional actors)
Ages 18+
Sunday, July 30th, 2023 - 11:00AM-1:00PM
Sunday, August 6th, 2023 - 10:00AM-1:00PM
Sunday, August 13th, 2023 - 10:00AM-1:00PM
Sunday, August 20th, 2023 - 10:00AM-1:00PM
Sunday, August 27th, 2023 - 11:00AM-1:00PM
$139.00 + HST
Follow us unto the breach as we take you through the steps of understanding and enjoying the nuances of Shakespeare’s text, while stretching your acting muscles, and building the confidence to fearlessly perform a speech from the Shakespearean canon!
COURSE BREAKDOWN
Spend six weeks with Artistic Associate Drew O'Hara breaking down a speech form the work of William Shakespeare. You'll learn the building blocks that go into the performance of a Shakespearean monologues, using acting techniques and language tools used by professional Shakespearean actors.
INSTRUCTORS
Course is taught by SBTS company members Jade & Drew Douris-O'Hara. Jade is the Studio Director of Shakespeare by the Sea, and Drew is our Artistic Associate.
SHAKES-PAIRS
(a Shakespeare class for Shakespeare lovers and their spouses, siblings, friends, Romans, countrymen.)
Ages 18+*
*this is a class for adult students, but if one of the actors in your pair is a current or former Company-level student at the Studio, they can join us as long as their scene partner is a parent or guardian!
Monday, April 3rd, 2023 - 6:00-8:00PM
Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 - 6:00-8:00PM
Monday, April 17th, 2023 - 6:00-8:00PM
Monday, April 24th, 2023 - 6:00-8:00PM
Monday, May 1st, 2023 - 6:00-8:00PM
Monday, May 8th, 2023 - 6:00-8:00PM
$139.00 + HST per person (we can bill your pair separately or together)
Follow us unto the breach as we take you through the steps of understanding and enjoying the nuances of Shakespeare’s text, while stretching your acting muscles, and building the confidence to fearlessly perform a two-person scene with someone in your social bubble.
COURSE BREAKDOWN
When you register, we’ll find out from you what kind of relationship you want to play onstage with your scene partner. Always wanted to play Romeo and Juliet with your spouse? Have you got a favourite cousin who would make the perfect Celia to your Rosalind? Got a complicated relationship with your father and can relate all too well to Cordelia and King Lear? We’ll find the perfect scene and teach you how to break it down into thoughts, dive deep into its imagery, and use professional acting techniques to express yourself!
SOLO (& TRIO+) PARTICIPATION
If you can’t get manipulate/cajole/convince someone in your life to sign up with you, don’t worry! We’ll pair you up with someone else taking the class solo, and stage your scene so you stay 6 feet from one another. If you've got a three- or four-person group that would like to participate together, never fear: Shakes-Pairs is just a cute name. We can absolutely pull a scene with the right number of characters for you and your crew.
INSTRUCTORS
Course is taught by SBTS company members and real-life married Shakes-Pair Jade & Drew Douris-O'Hara. Jade is the Studio Director of Shakespeare by the Sea, and Drew is our Artistic Associate.