Congressional District: 2

Since 2005, TAM's Shakespeare in Maine Communities (ShakesME) has taken the Bard on the road through 90-minute versions of a Shakespeare play with four to eight actor/educators. Plays are fully designed, rehearsed, and tour for three weeks to schools and community centers throughout Maine. For our 2024-25 ShakesME production we will present Romeo & Juliet.

The Utah Shakespeare Festival’s annual Shakespeare in the Schools touring program reaches thousands of students throughout a 6-state region in the Intermountain West with a focus on schools for whom geography might otherwise limit arts access and participation. Our 2025 production will be Henry IV!

Marin Shakespeare Company will provide a free, 1-hour, bilingual adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. In this romantic comedy, the men will mainly speak Spanish and the women English, adding a new layer to Shakespeare's comedy. Student groups may also receive free transportation and pre- and post-show classroom visits from actors. Our region has a high number of Spanish-speaking students.

ISF's Shakespearience takes the plays of Shakespeare directly into Junior/Senior High schools all over the State of Idaho. The actors follow up the performance with a Question and Answer session with the student audience. The teachers and students also have access to a study guide, produced by the Director of Education. A separate breakout workshop is also available to be booked by the schools.

American Players Theatre is thrilled to present two Shakespearean plays for our 2024 Fall Student Matinee Series: "King Lear" and "Much Ado About Nothing." We anticipate having seven or eight performances, featuring diverse casts and artistic teams, and offering accompanying in-class workshops to more than 6,000 area students and educators.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival will produce Shakespeare’s HAMLET for students from 10 middle and high schools from across Alabama. After each performance, students can participate in a talkback session with cast and crew and an educational workshop led by ASF’s staff.

Buckets N Boards will provide an outreach performance in the early afternoon on Friday, April 5th for 378 4th and 5th graders of the Sauk Prairie community. These children will...

Mutual Dance Theatre will commission and support the performance of two works by local artists, Countess V. Winfrey and Stevie Lamblin. The project will include 4 ticketed performances for small...

Mike Wiley is a North Carolina-based actor and playwright whose compelling works of documentary theatre yield powerful journeys through milestones and turning points of a shared American history. Through this...

The Composers Hub Professional Development program is an annual week-long intensive designed to provide extraordinary experiences to women composers in their growing careers. Six composers are selected to participate in...