Published: Aug. 2, 2018
Children perform Shakespeare on stage

Did you know the Colorado Shakespeare Festival offers after-school classes for kids and teens?听Boost your child's brainpower with Shakespeare this fall!

The Play鈥檚 The Thing: Plays Within Plays

Who: Kids ages 8鈥12
When: Wednesdays, Sep. 5 to Nov. 14, 4鈥5:30 p.m. (no class Oct. 31)

Fans of Pyramus & Thisbe,听rejoice! This 10-week after-school class is dedicated to plays-within-plays, from Hamlet's cleverly crafted Murder of Gonzago听to Peter Quince and company's lamentable performance in A Midsummer Night's Dream.听The class culminates in a showing for friends and family on Nov. 14. Open to students of all experience levels and abilities.

The Winter鈥檚 Tale: Shakespeare in Production听

Who: Teens ages 12鈥18
When:听Mondays, Sep. 10 to Nov. 12, 4鈥5:30 p.m.

Full of music, magic and melodrama, The Winter鈥檚 Tale has something for everyone鈥攆amily feuds and family reunions, a singing pickpocket, disguises and mistaken identity, a shepherds鈥 dance party, and the most famous stage direction in Shakespeare (鈥渆xit, pursued by a bear鈥). In this 10-week class, students will rehearse an abridged version of The Winter鈥檚 Tale听and perform it for friends and family on Nov. 12.

For both advanced performers and newcomers to Shakespeare, this class is a fun and engaging way to build language and performance skills, work with other teenagers as part of a team, and connect the ideas and conflicts in Shakespeare's world to our own. Open to students of all experience levels and abilities.

Tuition is $200, but scholarships are available. CU employees: Use the code BUFFBARD18 to receive 10 percent off tuition for CSF fall classes.

Questions? Call 303-735-1181.