This free seven-week workshop will help young writers discover the magic and fun of immortal bard through playwriting, adaptation and performance. Students will work on breaking down Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, which they will then adapt for performance by adding street slang and modern English. Students will be introduced to the rudiments of the theater making process and develop skills in acting, memorization, adaptation, staging and performance while using their imaginations to create 'dynamic new characters based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The workshop will culminate in a final performance at The Williamsburg Library in Brooklyn that will be free and open to the public.

*Parents can fill out the info fields on the registration form but students should complete the Writing Background field, describing their background and interest in taking the workshop. We will admit students based on the merit of the Writing/Performance background statement.

Workshop Dates
July 8 - August 21 2019
Mondays & Wednesdays
2:30pm - 5:30pm

Final Performance
August 24 5pm

Registration open for
Ages - 12 - 19

Food, Metrocards & a Stipend will be provided to all students who complete the full program.

This program is brought to you in partnership with Spaceworks Williamsburg and the Brooklyn Public Library. Shake On The Block is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).