The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre

11/12/2020

We are talking about The Taming of The Shrew this month! Have you watched this Shakespeare for Kids Reading by the Amazing Jenna Kuerzi from April?

Join Philly Shakes Actor and Teaching Artist Jenna Kuerzi in a Shakespeare Storytime reading of Tales From Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew written by Ch...

10/24/2020

Good news for our friends across the pond!

The London venue is one of 35 venues to get millions of pounds from the Culture Recovery Fund.

10/22/2020

Join our very own Member Michelle as she explains Shakespeare's Witches and modern witchcraft in this week's Macbeth Bonus Content Video!

Join our very own Philly Shakes Family Member Michelle as she explains Shakespeare's Witches and modern witchcraft in this week's Macbeth Bonus Content Video!

10/13/2020

You asked for Macbeth Bonus Content, and here you have it!

Join Michelle as she shares some history about Macbeth and Scotland in the 11th Century!

Join our very own Michelle Soto for a bonus lesson about the real history of King Macbeth and 11th Century Scotland!

10/09/2020

Our First Macbeth Virtual Lesson is LIVE!
This week we help our students understand the plot and themes of the play with a worksheet and journal prompts!

Today’s Objective: Today’s objective is to review the basic plot points and themes in MACBETH, going over any gaps or holes the students may have missed after their initial read. Materials: Text of the Play Worksheet Provided Writing Utensil/Computer The Assignment: Have students complet...

10/05/2020

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10/02/2020

A Drum, A Drum, Macbeth doth come.
Happy October, and Happy Macbeth Month to One and All!
We will be posting virtual lessons from our Macbeth residencies all month long. To prepare us all for our Journey to Scotland we must to our 2016 Production Trailer for Macbeth.

April 6-May 21, 2016 at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. Shakespeare’s Macbeth, directed by Carmen Khan, is a meditation on consequences in the aftermat...

09/25/2020

Our Final Romeo and Juliet Virtual Lesson looks at The Balcony Scene!
We will be sending out a complete set of lessons and videos next week as we close out the month September, make sure you are on our mailing list!

Next Month? MACBETH!

The Balcony. The Creative Project: Pair up the students and ask them to create a video wherein they perform the dialogue from The Balcony Scene. (If you are in-school learning this can be done in the classroom if you wish) Note: The distance caused by the nature of a virtual reading will allow...

09/25/2020

The Bad News: We had some Technical Difficulties getting our virtual lesson posted last week.😫

The Good News! That means you get a 2-for-1 this week! 🥳

Here is the link to the Character Study lesson and worksheet we tried to post last week!

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09/21/2020

We here at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre are mournful beyond words at the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a fierce lover of theatre and Shakespeare. She is also a role model for so many members of our .

May her memory be a blessing.

09/11/2020

In this week's virtual lesson, we are talking about the themes, plots, and character timelines in Romeo and Juliet!

Here is the link to the lesson Document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHFr15x_YvjQgwIqWCGhFp2NsBV3qL47I6eXhmWVNSw/edit?usp=sharing
Here is the link to the Video Lesson https://youtu.be/jwESvtsxjmw

In this virtual lesson join Michelle in discussing the themes of Romeo and Juliet. Students will be encouraged to create a timeline of events in the Romeo an...

09/04/2020

Our First Virtual Shakespeare Lesson is NOW LIVE ON YOUTUBE!
Join us as we learn about the Prologue in Romeo and Juliet and Create Your Own "Star Crossed Lovers Movie Trailer!"
Here is the link to the Lesson Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CW440-SgFg-QVJEN3tNarLW8p8y4V2fnoWbKlR1AEuY/edit?usp=sharing
and Here is the link to the Youtube Video!
https://youtu.be/3MgLfpOrdc0

Join Us in Our First Weekly Virtual Shakespeare Lesson where we learn about The Romeo and Juliet Prologue, and create our own versions of a prologue performa...