Hear ye! Hear ye! Hidden on the Internet are five amazing students who have dedicated hours and days to find the most fantabulous Renaissance information for kids. They have written and compiled facts upon facts; articles upon articles. Meet the Flipboard Crew! And subscribe to ImprovEd Shakespeare’s All the World’s an Article Flipboard magazine.
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Meet Some of Our Gang
Countess Olivia
Countess Olivia is a 13-year old girl living in Austin, TX. In her free time, she is usually reading, doing crafts or writing books, poetry, and plays. The Countess likes mixed martial arts and can pin a kid down in five seconds flat. Similar to a true renaissance woman, she knows how to play the piano, too.
Portia
Portia is a young and lovely maiden of thirteen years who lives in Austin, TX. She enjoys theatre, mixed martial arts, and science. Whenever she is researching articles for the magazine, she will always have something to eat nearby. For example, half a pound of Reese’s peanut butter cups.
Hamlet, Princess of Denmark
Hamlet, Princess of Denmark, is almost twelve years old. When she is not dramatically dying on stage, she is dressing up her dog, playing roller derby or writing her own plays. Comedy is her forte, although this Hamlet can sing and dance, too. She plans to write a musical screenplay, using an original Shakespeare play but coupled with cover songs from the 1960s.
Prince Ferdinand
Prince Ferdinand is a twelve-year-old boy living in Austin, Texas. He likes Shakespeare, Minecraft, playing outside with friends, archery, Nintendo, reading, and more! Like several of the other crew, he enjoys mixed martial arts and looks forward to his karate workout after his Shakespeare workout.
Hotspur
Hotspur is an advanced martial artist. She likes beating the fuzz out of bags. Occasionally she wants to beat the fuzz out of Shakespeare because he’s so complicated. She’s really good at dying on stage. The histories are her favorite because of all the stage combat and use of sharp objects. Her favored weapon is the dagger because it’s small and easy to carry around, readily accessible if it’s needed.
Interested in the Renaissance? Not a grown-up? Join us! The more kid writers and editors, the merrier. Let us know via the Contact page.
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SHAKESPEARE FOR ALL
Working with Shakespeare in education frightens many. Because Shakespeare experts, including professionals, surround us. Escaping them is difficult. This can be intimidating. Thus, feelings of dread usually accompany the act of presenting, but moreover be introduced to, the Bard.
For this reason, ImprovEd Shakespeare is here to help. Founder and Director, Andee Kinzy, offers the layman’s approach to Shakespeare.
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SHAKESPEARE FOR TEACHERS AND DIRECTORS
If you’re an English teacher, a theatre director, or a well-trained Shakespeare advocate, here you will find inspiration, as well as techniques, for making our favorite bard fun for Kids. Accordingly, we present old, new and improved ideas for introducing Shakespeare to youth for the non-Shakespeare-academic. Among them, we include theatre games, improvisation, tips, tricks, plus activities for using Shakespeare in education.
SHAKESPEARE FOR KIDS
Since 2011, ImprovEd Shakespeare has been exploring the Bard with youth through theatrical performance. Our signature scripts are a mix of modern narration plus original Shakespeare verse. With a focus on the story, including an abbreviated script length, our productions entertain all ages. Moreover, our catalog goes beyond the oft-used Midsummer Night’s Dream, or Romeo and Juliet. We’ve discovered that young people find much to their delight among many of Shakespeare’s works. Consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for family-friendly Shakespeare videos.
PERFORMANCES
Each fall and spring, ImprovEd Shakespeare develops a new production for live performance. In honor of the traditional Renaissance traveling troupe, during a period of a few weeks, we present Kid-friendly plays at various venues around town. Our Players, between 3rd-11th grade, gear themselves with playful, as well as engaging interpretations of works by the Bard of Avon. Suitable for all ages, each performance runs for about an hour.
Furthermore, these shows are always FREE. However, we gladly accept Donations! Additionally, visit ImprovEd Shakespeare, Shakespeare for Kids by Kids on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter. And don’t forget to click on our BLOG for the stories behind these videos.
