Montana Shakes!

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Montana Shakes!

Spring 2020 TBA February 24 - May 16, 2020

Full Schedule Teacher Toolkit 2019

Montana Shakes! brings an interactive original play featuring scenes from Shakespeare to sixty elementary schools each spring. The play is accompanied by exciting theatrical workshops and introduces Shakespeare to young people in a way that is based on engagement and not apprehension.

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SPRING 2019: As You Like It: Books in Brooks

The 2019 offering from MONTANA SHAKES! is As You Like It: Books in Brooks. Montana Shakes! is accompanied by three sets of three different theatrical workshops (nine in all) making for a fun-filled day for students K-5 that also meets many of Montana's Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy. Call now to reserve a spot for your school or organization. Slots are filling up fast!

Actors

Lizzy Bennett

Jordan Pettis

Riley O'Toole

Dina Monk

Show History

2008 - All The West's A Stage
2009 - No Tour
2010 - All The West's a Stage
2011 - AWS: A Fool's Gold
2012 - AWS: Good Knight, Sweet Prince, Great King!
2013 - AWS: Brave New Words


2014 - AWS: What Country, Friends?
2015 - AWS: Star Crossed Stagecoach
2016 - AWS: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2017 - AWS: Good Knight, Sweet Prince, Great King!
2018 - AWS: The Tempest
2019 - As You Like It: Books in Brooks


Description/Cost:

MONTANA SHAKES! begins with a 35-minute performance of accessible Shakespeare followed by a 10 to 15 minute question and answer to give the students an opportunity to learn more about the production. Three workshops are offered, designed to fit the age of the students and meet Montana Common Core standards.

MONTANA SHAKES! only charges schools one-half of the actual cost of keeping the program on the road. The other half is made up through a combination of grants and individual donations. School administrations most often cover the fee, but often times parent-teacher organizations or community groups help to pay for part or all of the program. If there is a school in your community that you feel would benefit from the MONTANA SHAKES! program, please contact:

Susan Miller at 406-994-3303 or email susan@montana.edu for more information on how you can help bring the program in.

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