While working with professional translators and living playwrights to translate all 39 of Shakespeare's plays into modern verse English, we developed a repeatable method for understanding these plays in production.
Our sponsored workshops and facilitated training programs, allow you to experience the Play On Method as an immersive and collaborative exercise.
We’ve designed our workshops and demonstrations to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays in performance through contemporary translations and adaptations, for theater professionals, students, educators, and audiences.
Play On Shakespeare workshops and demonstrations can be adapted to fit the needs of any group, from a one-hour presentation to a five-day workshop or a year-long exploration.
Trainings & Workshops
Production Workshops
1-day to 5-day workshops
Designed for theater practitioners and producers of Shakespeare’s plays.
Level up your production! Our workshops examine the facts of the play—beat-by-beat, measure by measure—providing a deep analysis of Shakespeare’s text with facilitated conversations about production needs for the play.
Teacher Trainings Workshops
1-day to 4-day intensives
Designed for Educators and Teaching Artists of theater and Shakespeare
Deepen your students’ understanding of Shakespeare.These workshops introduce technical training and professional development opportunities for educators and teaching artists of theater. Educators and teaching artists are introduced to an analysis exercise we call “charting,” which examines the thematic timeline and story structure of a Shakespeare play. Additional exercises examine Shakespeare’s language in translation for both individual and classroom use.
Try it in Translation
One hour to 2-day workshops
These workshops are customized demonstrations for all audiences to demonstrate how Shakespeare in translation makes the material more accessible. This workshop includes techniques in play analysis, translation exercises, and an opportunity to read and hear Play On Shakespeare translations.
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Contact us to learn more about the Play On Method or to sign up for a workshop.