Plays by the Bard of Avon – ImprovEd Shakespeare

Which Shakespeare Play Should We Perform This Fall?

by improvedshakes | May 1, 2019 | Education Resources, Plays

Jump to Video Every year, we select a play by William Shakespeare and perform it in a community setting. Understandably, considering his thirty-seven known plays, we have a wide variety of genres from which to decide. Indeed, with so many options, it is a...

Hamlet and the Life of a Sea Cucumber on the Great Barrier Reef

by improvedshakes | Apr 17, 2019 | Education Resources, Plays, Travel

Jump to Video Hamlet and the Life of a Sea Cucumber on the Great Barrier Reef. “Next time you’re having a bad day, I want you to think about the sea cucumber,” Gareth, our marine biologist at Reef Teach informed us. Located in Cairns, Australia, Reef Teach is...

Witchcraft in Their Lips – Spring 2016

by improvedshakes | Apr 7, 2016 | Education Resources, Plays

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Witchcraft in Their Lips – Spring 2016. Because of the higher than expected number of attendees, the Saturday, April 16th, performance returns to the Austin Scottish Rite Theater. This is due in part, and thanks to the Daughters of the Nile. They...

A Designer Prepares

by airbornefork | Feb 20, 2014 | Education Resources, Plays

At ImprovEd Shakespeare, we believe in a fully immersive experience. From teaching and developing Shakespeare-speech, traditional acting techniques, as well as innovative, moreover imaginative modern applications of those theatre methods, we want our Kids to live the...

Playing with Costumes for ImprovEd Shakespeare’s As You Like It

by andeek | Feb 11, 2014 | Education Resources, Plays

Undoubtedly, many believe William Shakespeare wrote the play, As You Like It, in the year 1599. To begin with, the piece, a pastoral comedy, initially appeared in the First Folio in 1623. First, we follow, in this exciting drama, the determined heroine, Rosalind, as...

Kids Play Shakespeare: An Interview with Hamlet

by andeek | Jan 29, 2014 | Education Resources, Plays, Shakespeare for Kids by Kids

Kids Play Shakespeare: An Interview with Hamlet. A notable feature stands out in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Hamlet characters include only two females of note. And it is this scarcity of female roles, especially in the...