Shakespeare Alive: Let the Tour Begin!
November 17, 2010 at 1:12 pm | Posted in Shakespeare Alive!, Touring | Leave a commentThe beginning of our Ontario-wide interactive performance tour, Shakespeare Alive, is fast approaching! Starting Nov. 22nd, Romeo (Kaleb Alexander) and Juliet (Bahareh Yaraghi) - from our recent mainstage production of Romeo and Juliet – will be travelling to schools across southern Ontario.
Romeo (Kaleb Alexander) and Juliet (Bahareh Yaraghi) are taking the show on the road this week!
The program is designed to give students a thumbnail sketch of Shakespeare’s life, historical perspective on his work and tools to break through the Elizabethan language barrier. Best of all, the program can be tailored to specific plays, so every school will have an individual experience! Here’s where we’re headed:
On November 22nd we’re in Mississauga performing key scenes from Romeo and Juliet. Then on the 23rd, we end up in Windsor for a discussion of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night and Hamlet. Busy day!
On the 24th we stay here in Toronto for a workshop on A Midsummer Night’s Dream (one of our favourites and set to reappear on the mainstage this May). The very next day we head up to King City with a program of key scenes from Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.
On the 26th we can be found in both Oshawa and Dunnville! In Oshawa our program focuses on Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. In the afternoon Dunnville students will learn more about Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice.
And finally, on Nov. 29th we’re in Markham to perform some key scenes from Romeo and Juliet, followed the very next day by A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Scarborough.
Students at each school will participate in the 75-minute workshop for $5 each, and will also receive free resources and have a lot of fun with interactive learning. Let the tour begin!
Ready, Set, Shakespeare!
May 30, 2010 at 8:00 am | Posted in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Central Commerce Collegiate, On the Mainstage, Shakespeare Alive!, Shakespeare's Shorts, Theatre History, Touring | Leave a commentTags: A Student Prepares, actors, Auditorium, Central Commerce Collegiate, Diary of Anne Frank, mainstage production, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Alive!, Shakespeare's Shorts, stage, theatre
We are proud to announce our new 2010-2011 season. Please join us in creating invigorating, challenging, joyful theatre experiences for students!
SIA is Canada’s leading Shakespeare company for young audiences, with over 22 years experience. We return with a new season of work for students of all ages, featuring three timeless classics told with our usual innovative and artistic flair! And some brand new programs to boot!
What makes us different is that we hire professional Equity actors, meaning your students will see the highest quality performances at the most affordable rates in Toronto!
Stay tuned to our website and blog for more information (website to be updated shortly!) or call us to book today. Remember, if you book before June 30, you can buy tickets to our mainstage shows for a LOW $12 per student. That price includes all taxes and we don’t charge a booking fee.
Let us know what you think of the season and we hope to see you soon!
Tour begins. So does winter.
March 1, 2010 at 9:06 am | Posted in Miscellaneous, Shakespeare Alive!, Shakespeare's Shorts, Touring | Leave a commentTags: actors, Adam Seybold, Joe Bucci, Lisa Li, Shakespeare Alive!, Shakespeare for kids, Shakespeare's Shorts, Students, Tour, winter
Welcome winter, glad you showed up just in time for us to hit the road causing complications on the 401 and making it very tricky to get to Uxbridge.
With all the excitement around here lately, we almost forgot to tell you: we’re on tour right now! As you are reading this, three fabulous actors of ours are touring schools in the GTA. We’ve tweaked our scripts a bit since the fall and acquired some fantastic new face and so far it sounds like the results have been stellar.
Lisa Li, Joe Bucci, and Adam Seybold kick things off with our very own Central Commerce Collegiate crowd.
Shakespeare’s Shorts is out and about in the Junior and Senior Schools; it’s never too early to learn Shakespeare. The idea behind this particular show is to introduce students to Shakespeare’s stories. Because while we sometimes get lost in the language, the stories can be understood and identified by kids (and adults) of all ages. In fact, the harder you look, the more likely you are to realize there is a Shakespeare story in everything, even those Saturday morning cartoons.
Nothing like a little sword fight to get the crowd going!
For our friends in the Secondary Schools, the same three versatile actors are performing Shakespeare Alive! As most of them have probably encountered Shakespeare in their studies, or will shortly do so, the aim in this show is to help them see how Shakespeare’s language translates to the English we use every day. We get that the whole can be overwhelming, but if you can look at the pieces, you begin to be able to break it down. And that is, after all, our goal. By the end, we hope students will realize that the situations that come up in Shakespeare’s plays are not so far removed from their own lives!
"Lay on, Macduff!"
But more than anything, we hope students of all ages will leave both shows feeling like Shakespeare just might be a whole lot of fun!
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