Young Shakespeare Players
The Young Shakespeare Program, a theater organization in which young actors perform full length works of Shakespeare, proving that young people are capable of far more than society usually expects. The participants range from 7 to 18 years old. There are no "auditions." Any child of approximately the right age may take part simply by registering. Every young participant receives a speaking role.
The children themselves help select the cast for each production by voting during the rehearsals. The program is designed to show its young participants (and their families and the community) that the plays of William Shakespeare are not "dull" or "above" them - but are delightful, accessible and fun. The children perform in Shakespeare's words - and quickly learn to appreciate the poetic beauty, as well as the drama, of what Shakespeare wrote.
This Season
- Great Catherine (Whom Glory Still Adores) - February 1-10, 2008
- Dying is Easy; Comedy is Hard - March 30 - April 6, 2008
- King Lear - April 12-18, 2008
- The Tempest - April 25 - May 11, 2008
- YSP's Spring Shakespeare Workshop, "Shakespeare's One-on-One" - May 17-18, 2008
- Reprise of YSP's Adult Circle King Lear - June 13-14, 2008
- Caesar and Cleopatra - June 23-29, 2008
- Richard II - July 18-27, 2008
- Shakespeare's Henry IV (Part 1) - August 15-24, 2008
Past Productions
- Twelfth Night - November 29 - December 16, 2007
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - September 29 - October 6, 2007
- Hamlet - August 15-26, 2007
- Romeo and Juliet - July 25-31, 2007
- Shakespeare One-on-One - May 19-20, 2007
- Twelfth Night - May 3-13, 2007
- Barnes and Noble Shakespeare Special: Twelfth Night - April 21, 2007
- Scenes from Nicholas Nickleby - March 15-18, 2007
2007 Season
- Augustus Does His Bit - January 19 - 28, 2007
- Androcles and the Lion - February 2 - 11, 2007
2006 Season
- Twelfth Night - April 20 - 23, 2006
- MacBeth - April 24 - May 7, 2006
- Shakespeare One-on-One - May 19 - 21, 2006
- The Music Cure & Overruled - July 6 - 12, 2006
- The Winter's Tale - July 21 - 30, 2006
- King Lear - August 15 - 27, 2006
- Fall Shaw Festival - September 7 - 17, 2006
- Macbeth - November 30 - December 17, 2006
2005 Season
- The Man of Destiny - February 4-13, 2005
- Othello - April 21-May 1, 2005
- Barnes & Noble Shakespeare Special - April 23, 2005
- Measure for Measure - July 22-July 31, 2005
- Henry IV - August 18-28, 2005
- Othello - Dec. 1-18, 2005
Past Seasons
- The Winter's Tale - July 19-27, 1997
- Twelfth Night - July 10-19, 1998
- Macbeth - August 16-23, 1998
- Nightly Revels and New Jollity - February 18-27, 2000
- Measure for Measure - March 11-19, 2000
- King Richard II - August 20-27, 2000
- Measure for Measure - November 10-19, 2000
- Spirits from the Vasty Deep: Shakespeare on Love and War - February 16-25, 2001
- The Winter's Tale - July 12-22, 2001
- Othello - August 17-26, 2001
- King Henry IV, Part 1 - November 9-18, 2001
- The Villains and the Fools in Shakespeare - February 24 - March 3, 2002
- Saint Joan - May 17-26, 2002
- King Lear - July 16-21, 2002
- Great Catherine - February 13-22, 2004
