By Folger Education The testimonials keep coming in, and they’re so much more compelling than anything we could say about the Secondary School Shakespeare Festival. Thank you, festival friends! And happy reading, teachers everywhere! I am an 8th grader at Center City Public Charter School. My class performed the play A Midsummer Night’s… Continue Reading »
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By Folger Education Hey, everyone! Since you can’t be here for the Secondary School Shakespeare Festival, we thought we’d share some glimpses into all this magic. Here’s what our fabulous Festival-goers have to say about their time with Shakespeare’s language and one another. “When I found out we were performing Shakespeare, I was… Continue Reading »
Greetings from our 34th Secondary School Shakespeare Festival! It’s day two, and we’re just loving everyone’s joy, courage, and passion for language. Festival-goers are making friends and memories all over the place. And we at Folger Education are convinced that we’re the luckiest people on earth: we get to watch inspiring young people perform and… Continue Reading »
I’ve written about student festivals before, but I want to come back to the topic again and, this time, look at the thematic lines being explored by students and teachers in their festival performances. Recently, I attended Shakesperience: NJ at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Two days of absolute delight watching students engage the… Continue Reading »
Another season of student festivals is behind us, and with it, another hearty showing of all the Shakespeare favorites: Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer Night’s Dream always have a loyal following (you just can’t beat a good Pyramus and Thisbe), Macbeth and Hamlet continue to be crowd pleasers, and Twelfth Night and Winter’s Tale are hot new… Continue Reading »
