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Southern California theater: Camping with Shakespeare

A Noise Within is a Southern California theater dedicated to education. It's program, Summer with Shakespeare, offers young people a chance to learn about an influential playwright.

We’re fortunate to be living here, where there is plenty of Southern California theater to be explored. But there is one theater company that stands out for its outreach efforts to inspire and educate about classic theater and great playwrights, and that’s  A Noise Within.

Today, I’d like to mention one specific program A Noise Within offers: Summer with Shakespeare Camp. This program geared to children ages 10 to 18 challenges young artists to be scholars and performers of Shakespeare, enhancing their acting and public speaking skills, building self-confidence on the stage and giving them experience in the craft of theater. The program lasts three weeks.

The camp is offered through a theater company with a mission to produce world-class performances of great works of drama and to inspire and educate the public through programs that foster an understanding of history’s great plays and playwrights.

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Southern California theater: Teaching the next generation

Summer with Shakespeare is a conservatory-style program of acting, improvisation, stage diction, text analysis, kinetic exercises and stage combat led by classically trained, professional actors, choreographers and designers.

Campers will:

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  • Demystify Shakespeare through classes led by professional acting coaches
  • Meet fellow young artists through ensemble scene work
  • Master the language through monologues
  • Get crafty with the art of mask-making and more
  • Take charge of the stage in stage-combat workshops
  • Perform on ANW’s main stage, just like the professionals

To see video, visit our full article “SoCal Life: Camping with Shakespeare.”

The camp runs from June 24 through July 13. To register or for more information, contact Claire Mannle, director of education, 626.356.3104.

A Noise Within is a Southern California theater that regularly stages productions, yet it also dedicates 30 percent of its resources to education and outreach programs, and has served more than 200,000 students in the past 20 years – a pretty significant accomplishment.

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