The Shakespeare Project was established in 2017 to enhance the understanding of performing arts and literature by presenting free, professional productions of classic works, including Shakespeare.
Thanks to community support and grant funding from the Alabama Humanities Alliance and The Ayers Foundation, this project has now grown to include teacher training, camps, resource guides for our educators and students, workshops for classrooms, apprenticeships for high school and college students interested in technical theatre and performing arts, and FREE performances with professional actors.
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Figurative Language
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video covers:
- Give me some sugar
- Firework
- Hamlet
- Macduff Murder
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Gibberish & Gesture
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video discusses:
- What are you doing?
- Gibberish Salesman
- Shakespeare Scene
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Good Tickle Brain
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director.
Are your students visual learners, auditory learners or do they have short attention spans, and how do you introduce them to Shakespeare? Mya Gosling's Good Tickle Brain is a great place to start, and here are some of the tools available.
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | More Playing & Warm Up
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video covers:
- Pass the Love
- Remember When
- What’s in the Box
- Pillars
- Yes, Let’s
- One Word Proverbs
- & other exercises
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Playing & Warming Up
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This training session includes:
- Name Tag
- Pork & Beans
- Soundball
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Punctuation
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video covers:
- Dear John
- Stops Circle
- Change Direction
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Shakespeare Power Hour
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video covers:
- Macbeth & Midsummer Abridged
- R&J Language Study
- Forsooth
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Stage Combat
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video covers:
- Air Broadswords
- Clappy Clap
- Stabby Stabby
- Arms are Sabres
- Blue Light Special
- Imagination Walk - Viewpoints
- And other activities
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Utah Shakespeare Festival Resources
Michael Bahr
The Utah Shakespeare Festival at Southern Utah University has an archive of resources for educators of all levels, and this is a run down of where and what to find.
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Teaching Shakespeare 2.0 | Video Resources
Michael Bahr
In 2021, we provided online training for teachers with Michael Bahr, Utah Shakespeare Festival's former Education Director and current interim Managing Director. This video covers:
- Hunter/Hunted
- I have to go & You have to stay
- Intense/High Stakes Scene Work
- Text Tango
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Macbeth (2019) | Banquo
Nick Hoenshell
The Jesters (Jacob Sorling, Lizzie Powers, Leila Acheson) surround a dead Banquo (Karl Hawkins).
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Macbeth (2019) | Banquo's Back
Nick Hoenshell
Macbeth (Matt Murry) is haunted by Banquo (Karl Hawkins) at the banquet as others watch (Jacob Sorling, Kennedy Jones).
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Macbeth (2019) | Birnum Wood
Nick Hoenshell
Malcolm (Sean Golson) gathers troops (Kennedy Jones, Emily Taylor, Anatasha Blakely, Nardge Francois).
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Macbeth (2019) | Build (Image 1)
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Nick Hoenshell (Technical Director) and Rebecca Weaver (Apprentice) work on props in the shop.
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Macbeth (2019) | Build (Image 2)
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Taran Estad (Apprentice) works on costumes in the shop.
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Macbeth (2019) | Build (Image 3)
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Emily Taylor (Costume Designer) works on masks for the production.
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Macbeth (2019) | Build (Image 4)
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Emily Taylor (Costume Designer) works on Lady Macbeth's costume for the production.
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Macbeth (2019) | Double Double
Nick Hoenshell
The weird jesters (Leila Acheson, Jacob Sorling, Lizzie Powers) levitate the head of Macbeth.
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Macbeth (2019) | Fair is Foul
Nick Hoenshell
The weird jesters (Jacob Sorling, Lizzie Powers, Leila Acheson) chant their spell.
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Macbeth (2019) | In One Fell Swoop
Nick Hoenshell
Macduff (Anatasha Blakely) and Malcolm (Sean Golson) learns of their family's fate from Ross (Nardge Francois).
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Macbeth (2019) | Jester (Image 1)
Nick Hoenshell
A Weird Jester (Leila Acheson) pops a balloon to signify another death.
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Macbeth (2019) | Jester (Image 2)
Nick Hoenshell
A Weird Jester (Lizzie Powers) watches on joyfully.
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Macbeth (2019) | Jester (Image 3)
Nick Hoenshell
Macbeth (Matt Murry) threatens the jester (Lizzie Powers) as others watch.