Shakespeare Sports Theatre

09/04/2023

Wrapping up the play at home videos for the Forest Scene in As You Like It that I adapted in Hunter Hunter Heartbeat, (first seeing an idea and giving credit to having seen an example creating Hunter Heartbeat adapted theatre from Notre Dame University who shared work and family activities through an online program and I checked in with the creator and asked if it would be okay if I tried to also adapt scenes based on what I had viewed.). Here are my latest As You Like It Play At Home Games, Character of TouchStone. Thank you Zaria Monae for your work as Touchstone!

The videos here are some Hunter Heartbeat and some for community based theatre. The videos posted so far are from the Hunter Heartbeat work.Most recent are...

08/28/2023

Thank you Art New York! What a beautiful building!

08/26/2023

Photos from Rehearsal Henry VI Part 1 and 2
Photo Credit Adam Sherwin

08/26/2023

Photos from todays rehearsal Henry VI Part 1 and 2
Photo Credit Adam Sherwin

08/23/2023

Though my page has been up for a few years, I'd like to say hello and thank you for 'liking' Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company page. (I wasn't able to create links to pages but wanted to send a thank you). Thank you and welcome to:
Isak Chancellor
Open World Toronto Film Festival
Roger Lipson
Greenwood Lake Theater
New York Classical Theatre
Devon Glover
Edmond Malin
Fidan Ciftci
Missy Mendoza
Dan Burkarth
Anna Stacy
Josephine Cascadia Hurshell-Hobson
Aaron James
Stevie Roe
Douglas Kondziolka
Joe Crow Ryan
Mike Luca
Michaela Groth
Michael Mislove
Lindsay M. Shields
Janet Pinkowitz
David Palmer Brown
Matt Mezzacappa
Ramon Guzman
Lester Cook
Byron Hagan
Mary J. Price
Roni Wagner
Sam Simone
Megan McDonough
Marion Goldsmith Green
Anne Giroux
Michael Hagins
Jean Noel Vandaele
Rodney Hakim
Ellen Sauchelli
Brendan Rothman-Hicks
Paula Galloway
Robin Goodfellow
Kaitlin Creed
Sadie Johnson
Guenovere Donohue
Deborah Houston
James Jagiello
Caitlin White
Kevin McGuire
Tricia Bart
Jeffrey Marcus
Debbie Bagnato
Jeanne Thomas
Daniel Damiano
Eric Vetter
Ricardo Lima
Carlo Fortunato
Liz Shipman
Asher Susswein
John Flahtery
Frank Smith
Christopher Sinkler
Melissa Maxwell
Mark Sportiello

08/21/2023

I'm really loving the process of working on Michael Hagins newly edited Henry VI part 1 and 2. I love the cast and am so thankful for reading and playing Duchess of Gloucester. Please consider making the trip to Art New York Theatre in Brooklyn. Limited Space. Email for a seat: [email protected]

07/16/2023

https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Shakespeare-Sports-Theatre-Company-to-Present-Michael-Hagins-Helmed-Staged-Reading-of-HENRY-VI-Part-1-and-2-20230716

Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company will present a staged reading performance of Henry VI Part I and II directed, adapted, and fight choreographed by Michael Hagins on August 27th at 7:30 pm at The Great Room in South Oxford Space, Art New York, Brooklyn, NY.

06/25/2023

Thank you Diana Nam Mary J. Price and Roger Stude for the workshop today developing the teaching artist scripts for our Hunter Heartbeat The Tempest. Words cannot express my gratitude. We are in contact with an organization and plan to schedule for bringing our The Tempest this year.

04/30/2023

Thank you so much Andrew for the interview!! Shakespeare Sports has really been working to fine tune our work in adapted theatre games. Glad to talk about it. UPDATED: The podcast was recorded a few months ago and I talk about my approach to learning Hunter Heartbeat on my own and what that was like. I talk about blending prompting as a registered behavior technician with the art of play, as well as play through the games for learning a story, and learning from the book Shakespeare's Heartbeat, and a separate but connected issue, being a special needs mom. I'd very much like to hear opinions on what people think. Thank you again to Andrew for interviewing me. Thank you to Jay for inviting me to express interest in the podcast.

‎Show Stage Whisper, Ep Whisper in the Wings Episode 117 - Apr 28, 2023

04/20/2023

Excited to share that Shakespeare Sports has been invited to join with an organization in New York City for next year 2024 in a Saturday recreation program for children and young adults. I plan to share the organization name and details planned for spring / summer for Hunter Heartbeat games in scenes and will hopefully share more information in June / July.

04/07/2023

Shakespeare Sports Theatre and Carrie Edel Isaacman are fostering an engaging and necessary program bringing the Bard to those who would be enriched by the works in countless ways: Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company is dedicated to the adapted work of Kelly Hunter's Hunter Heartbeat teaching social emotional skills to children and young adults with autism and developmental delays which leads to greater focus, clearer behavior and deepened relationships with school communities and family, through adapted games in scenes from the works of William Shakespeare as adapted by Kelly Hunter and based on adapted work by Kelly Hunter

03/18/2023

https://www.shakespearesportstheatrecompany.com/adaptedtheatre.html
The Adapted Theatre page is updated with Shakespeare Sports games in scenes original Hunter Heartbeat from As You Like It. We hope to play with children with autism and developmental delays recreation programs.

Shakespeare Sports is excited to partner with organizations for Hunter Heartbeat inspired interactive theatre and workshops that serve the I/DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities)...

03/06/2023

Really enjoyed recording original Hunter Heartbeat As You Like It Play at Home Games for Rosalind games and Celia games today. Orlando, Touchstone and Jaques games to follow. I look forward to sharing sample games in the future.

02/06/2023

Thank you to Mary Price and Diana Nam and Roger Stude for our Adapted Theatre Tempest Workshop today. Photos to follow.

02/03/2023

Just updated text and information on the education page. Thank you to Stage Door Designs.

Shakespeare Sports is excited to partner with organizations for Hunter Heartbeat inspired interactive theatre and workshops that serve the I/DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities)...

01/25/2023

Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company presents

A Staged Reading of
Henry the Sixth Part 1 and 2, adapted directed and fight directed by Michael Hagins

Date and Time:August 27th at 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Place: 138 South Oxford Street, Art New York, Great Room
RSVPs starting in May 2023 and will be announced
Limited Seating, wheelchair accessible

11/26/2022

It's Small Business Saturday. I would like to share my thanks for support of Shakespeare Sports Theatre games from adapted Shakespeare from Pericles and Midsummer Nights Dream that we have worked on over the past few years. In planning for the upcoming year I would like to say some of the items that I plan for artists such as artist fees for rehearsal and for shows, photography fees to document activities, materials sometimes needed for shows such as images that we use and the cost for creating the materials for adapting the plays. If you have a moment, please look at the website, look at the work samples and please donate any amount.

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11/21/2022

Today a cast worked on games in a scene from my adapted Hunter Heartbeat As You Like It in development in our second rehearsal. The second rehearsal, responding from advice from one of the cast members of the workshop, I focused on teaching the games in each scene. I could have called each cast member individually, however decided that between calling each cast member individually, it was more of a collaborative process to teach each actor the game for the character and then to ask cast members to then play along with the cast member, so it was a fun experience for all. Some of the games were published from Hunter Heartbeat, and some from the online Pericles games. In the script I have noted all references. My next steps for this scene that we worked will be to adapt each game for each actor so that we will be creating Play at Home Hunter Heartbeat As You Like It games, for students and caregivers to practice games from the play in preparation for an interactive show. The next rehearsal is currently being scheduled for next month, when I should have each game adapted from the script for each actor.

11/05/2022

At YAI Pre-service training. YAI requires annual pre-service training of all volunteers. Enjoying the talk about individual with special needs and caretaking. Grateful for YAI, Most of my Hunter Heartbeat work has been through YAI volunteering.

09/11/2022

Shakespeare Sports Theatre feels the loss of Queen Elizabeth who was also Royal Patron for the Royal Shakespeare Company, who was part of development of Hunter Heartbeat Method. And though Shakespeare Sports did not develop the work, Shakespeare Sports is grateful so that we can take part in it for individuals who are most in need to theatre for social emotional learning.

08/16/2022

Here it is!! Postcard from our previous 2022 show of the Workers from Midsummer Nights Dream for individuals with autism and developmental delays. We hope to have classes online as we have over the past two years and would like to also plan for in person classes in 2023.

08/05/2022

Congratulations to the cast of Workers from Midsummer Nights Dream Hunter Heartbear online show with YAI today. Here are mechanicals playing and following along.

07/30/2022

Thank you to Manhattan Star Academy, a school from YAI, for Hunter Heartbeat scenes from Mechanicals, which we renamed Workers from 1/7 to 2/17 in the elementary school, where we met once a week for six weeks. This past week I gave an overview of the whole play of Midsummer Nights Dream to the class. Students look forward to the interactive show with Shakespeare Sports cast, and our cast, in turn, looks forward to giving their Mechanicals Hunter Heartbeat show on August 4th.

07/18/2022

A whole lot of gratitude for the ensemble of Adapted As You Like It and to the ensemble for the games and scenes of Tempest, of which it was a first rehearsal. I have many take aways and look forward to further working through applying Hunter Heartbeat games to scenes and to some games that I created for a scene or two.

As You Like It Ensemble: (in alphabetic order)

Touchstone: Hari Bhaskar
Jaques: Parker Cross
Orlando: Alec A Head
Celia, Phoebe: Emily Jackoway
Audrey, H***n: Zaria Monae
Rosaline: Diana Nam
Corin, Silvius: Theo Francis
Charles, William: Ben Patelsky

Tempest Ensemble: (in alphabetic order)

Ariel: Diana Nam
Caliban: Mary J. Price
Prospero: Roger Stude

07/15/2022

Shakespeare Sports is planting seeds of growing an adapted As You Like It Hunter Heartbeat. This upcoming Sunday July 17th at 2 pm Shakespeare Sports is meeting with a group of actors who are giving of thier time to be a part of the first reading of this workshop of As You Like It Hunter Heartbeat, for children with autism. The workshop will also feature an open rehearsal of scenes and games from Shakespeare's Heartbeat from The Tempest.
The purpose of the workshop is to hear the adaptation and to work with the games. A goal that I have is to then take notes that I will discover as a result of the reading and workshop and to then hopefully work towards another workshop in preparation for school that Shakespeare Sports works with and to start to have additional shows in addition to Pericles and Midsummer Nights Dream.
If anyone would like an invitation, please email me at [email protected] and I will forward a Zoom link.

06/25/2022

Updated Video with Fairies / Magical Creatures and Workers from Midsummer Nights Dream

https://youtu.be/TrnwEuQvr_0

06/11/2022

This photo is from Jan Ewings review for Hamlet on his show Hi Drama. Thank you so much to Jan and for including Hamlet, directed by Michael Hagins in your annual publication.

06/09/2022

Here is a link to the recording of an annual talk on theatre from last year. Thank you Jay for including me and thank you Jan Ewing for including Shakespeare Sports in your annual publication.

05/28/2022

Here is Melanie Gretchen playing her composition of Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind for As You Like It, with Shakespeare's original melody. Melanie wrote and played in Shakespeare Sports 2018 production of As You Like It at Players Theatre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS2R8HvnxA8

Melanie Gretchen sings her original melody written to William Shakespeare's text in "As You Like It," accompanied by tenor ukulele, shot on iPhone.LyricsBlow...

05/18/2022

From 2019, In rehearsal for Two Gentlemen of Verona, fight direction from Michael Hagins photos by Basil Roderics

05/08/2022

On the topic of moms in Shakespeare's plays I just saw a company posting about this topic and just wanted to add here to the conversation. Moms in Shakespeare's plays: In addition to Thaisa in Pericles and Hermione in Winters Tale, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor who are fun moms, and The Abyss in Comedy of Errors who surprises the audience as being a mom, and Tamara in very scary mom in Coriolanus, and there are moms in the Histories such as Queen Elizabeth and Margaret. Here are photos from Shakespeare Sports mom's Yvonne Marchese as Hermione from the staged reading in 2018, Mary Price as Thaisa from the Pericles on Zoom that was at the beginning of the pandemic, then with a change of casts Diana Nam as Thaisa from the online Pericles which was geared for Hunter Heartbeat in 2020, and Mary Sheridan as Gertrude in Hamlet that was at Los Kabaytos Theatre at Clemente Center in 2021

04/23/2022

Sharing this photo as well from last year

Happy Shakespeare's Birthday!! In honor of Shakespeare's birthday, I will start posting questions about Shakespeare's plays. Since Shakespeare Sports is planning a production of Hamlet scheduled in August, here is a question about Hamlet: Was Hamlet crazy? Or was he just pretending?

04/23/2022

https://www.thecut.com/2020/04/10-pictures-of-william-shakespeare-for-his-birthday.html

Happy Birthday William Shakespeare! Please look at this article showing several paintings of beloved William.

Happy 456th to The Bard.

04/16/2022

Happy World Voice Day!!

04/05/2022

Looking forward to being part of seminar at Shakespeare Association of America in Cultural Trauma on Early Modern Stage to Today on Wednesday April 6 at 11:30 am to 1:30 pm https://shakespeareassociation.org/annual-meetings/2022-schedule/

04/03/2022

Happy World Autism Day! Here is a quote that I just read, "My child with autism is not ignoring you, he is just waiting for you to enter his world". I don't know who said the quote, it's around on the internet, and every place I see it does not quote the person who said this. I wanted to share this quote for World Autism Day.

08/21/2021

A Message from Shakespeare Sports: This is a message for all
Covid-19 Precautions at Clemente Center for Hamlet:

Ticket holders of Hamlet that opens on Thursday the 26th. Shakespeare Sports is abiding by Covid-19 safety precautions and we are grateful for the precautions so that we can view theatre safely. There are a few protocols that all ticket holders need to know about for the Clemente Center and I am sending this email so that everyone is prepared:

Signing in
When arriving at the Clemente Center, please bring your smartphone as all audience members will scan their phones on the QR code in the lobby and fill out the health survey which is just a few questions.

Wearing masks
All audience members will be wearing masks during the performance

08/20/2021

The cast of Hamlet, here we are.

08/08/2021

In light of many theatre offering shows for free and in the spirit of good health, tickets to Hamlet at Clemente are free! Make your reservations! 16 seats per show! Select the link on my website or the QR code.
https://www.shakespearesportstheatrecompany.com

The Official Website of Shakespeare Sports Theatre Company