GRSF announces auditions for young actors, aged 10-17, for the upcoming Summer 2014 production of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Saturday, March 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Winona History Center, 160 Johnson St, Winona, MN 55987 (map). We are looking for up to 10 young actors, male and female, aged 10…
Will’s Creative Drama: age 4 to 1st grade
This brand new program offers five half-day creative dramatics classes for students beginning kindergarten those having finished first grade. Children will have a blast playing theater games to learn collaborative performance skills and group dynamics. They will explore ways to use their voices and bodies as tools for storytelling working with simple stories and poetry….
Will’s Power Players: 2nd to 5th Grade
New to GRSF this season, this program gives students who have completed 2nd to 5th grade a chance to build a foundation of skills in acting and performance while exploring the wonders of Shakespeare. Students will explore voice, movement and imagination, in addition to monologue and scene work while practicing listening and speaking skills and…
Shakespeare for Young Designers: 6th grade to high school
Click here to apply for the summer of 2014. Shakespeare for Young Designers offers an opportunity for students entering grades 7-12 to explore scenic and costume design and production strategies in the context of Shakespearean text. This program incorporates elements of the professional design process, giving students the opportunity to create their own text-based design….
Shakespeare for Young Actors: 6th grade to high school
Click here to apply for the summer of 2014. Led by GRSF company members, this intensive workshop for students grades 7 – 12 introduces young actors to the principles of acting Shakespeare. SYA students will focus on: Basic principles of acting and acting technique. Applying principles of scansion, meter, and text analysis to Shakespeare’s plays….
Great River Guys: Great River Goes to School
Doug: This week, we’ve give the Great River Guys column over to the teachers of our residency, GRSF Company members Brian White and Stephanie Lambourn. Take it away, guys. Brian White: This Friday is the culmination of the three-week Shakespeare in the Schools Residency at Winona and Cotter High Schools. GRSF company members Stephanie Lambourn…
Great River Guys: Shakespeare in the Schools
Doug: For the past four years, actors from the Great River Shakespeare Festival Company have come to Winona in the middle of winter to teach at Winona High School. Valerie Williams, who runs the theater program at the high school, inspired the Residency with support from Laurie Lucas and the Laird Norton Family Foundation, and…
Great River Guys: Life Long Learning
“My life and education both do learn me…” -Othello There is a very cool thing happening in the back room of the senior center in Winona each week, and I mean that place literally. I think it is called the Back Room, or Back Lounge or something like that. Tucked away in the dark recesses…
