Playshops
"I'm sure that none of us will ever look at it [Shakespeare] the same way again! ... When you got us onto our feet acting, we were drawn into the story - and we adored it! For the rest of the afternoon, and the next day in English class, my friends and I raved about it with our teacher. We have a passion for Shakespeare, thanks to you."
-Isabel Azar, sixth grade student, Westminster Academy
What is a Playshop?
Shakespeare was a PLAYwright, he wrote for PLAYers, who performed in PLAYhouses! TSC encourages your students to experience Shakespeare as the Elizabethans did: with dancing, fighting, music, collaboration, and wordPLAY!
One TSC teaching artist will move Shakespeare's stories and language off the page and into the hearts, bodies, voices, and imaginations of your students. TSC will transform your students from quietly reading Shakespeare's stories at their desks to actively speaking and physically playing Shakespeare's text on their feet. Allow your students to discover why his stories need to be PLAYed. The Playshops can be centered on the Shakespeare play of your choice, TSC's upcoming production, or be non-play specific. What better way to offer your students an invaluable, life-long, personal connection to Shakespeare and his language?
Here's what students are saying about their Playshop experience:
“I think I’m learning more than other students in this school just because I’m hearing Shakespeare.”
“The people in Elizabethan times acted nearly the same as we do today.”
“I found that I can have fun with language.”
“I learned how to understand what the characters where saying by acting the character.”
"You opened my eyes to how this play can apply to me today."
So far, 1,347 students from 3rd-12th grades have joined TSC teaching artists in over 50 Playshops. TSC's Education Team can work with your school to craft a unique Playshop experience for your students. In the past, our Playshop topics have included:
Shakespeare's Life on the Stage and the Secrets in his Verse
Dance Like an Elizabethan
Fight Like an Amazon
Play Like an Elizabethan
Living Text
For more information about Playshops, read the full descriptions on our Residencies page. The cost of one 45-60 minute playshop with a TSC teaching artist is $125.00 for a maximum capacity of 30 students. To book your Playshop, please call TSC's Education Manager, Slade Kyle, at
901-759-0604 or e-mail
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Playshop in Residency at St. Mary's
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