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Academy for Classical Acting

2009 Summer Repertory Productions

Pericles
by William Shakespeare
directed by Rod Menzies
June 22, 23, 26, 30 and July 2 and 5 at 7:30 p.m.
June 27 at 2 p.m.

Women Beware Women
by Thomas Middleton
directed by Christopher Grabowski
June 24, 25, 27, 29 and July 1 and 3 at 7:30 p.m.
July 5 at 2 p.m.

Shakespeare Theatre Company Studios
507 8th Street SE
Washington, DC
Monday, June 22 through Sunday, July 5

All evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m.

RSVP by phone to: 202.547.1122 and press 4 or email ACARep09@ShakespeareTheatre.org

There is a suggested $10 scholarship donation for adults, $5 for seniors/students, which may be paid at the door the evening of your performance.

Directions to the performances:
Our studios are located at 507 8th St. SE, two blocks south of the Eastern Market Metro (on the Orange and Blue Lines).
Free parking is available on 9th St. SE and nearby side streets

From 395 North: Take the 6th St. SE exit and continue two blocks to 8th St. SE.
Turn left on 8th St. SE and 507 is two blocks up on the left.

From 295 North: Take the 8th St. SE exit
Make a right off the ramp and drive 1 block
Make a right on 8th St. SE. 507 8th St. SE is two blocks up on the left.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company in the Nation's Capital, in conjunction with The George Washington University, offers a Master of Fine Arts degree to develop actors for the classical theatre. Under the guidance of Michael Kahn, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and one of this country's most respected acting teachers, the Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting at The George Washington University (ACA) trains up to 20 students each year. ACA's one-year intensive graduate program focuses on the specific craft of acting Shakespeare and other classical texts.

Training includes acting, voice and speech—in particular the challenges of speaking verse—movement, mask, the Alexander Technique, text, combat, as well as dramatic literature and theatre history. Students perform in their own ACA productions. By training under the auspices of "the nation's foremost Shakespeare company" ( The Wall Street Journal ) and one of the nation's finest academic institutions, ACA students receive a unique opportunity to learn and interact with members of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's accomplished classical acting company, as well as nationally and internationally recognized guest instructors and distinguished faculty from The George Washington University. An alternative to traditional MFA acting programs, ACA helps professional actors who want to strengthen their skills in this specific discipline.