ShakesPEERS
Join us for Summer ShakesPEERS, an eight to ten week program in
partnership with DC Parks and Recreation as part of the Summer Youth
Employment Passport program
Explore your creative voice!
At ShakesPEERS, the
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s dynamic community-based,
after-school youth theatre group for young people age 13 to 19 who live or attend
school in the District of Columbia. Based on a foundation of craftsmanship,
collaboration, community and citizenship, ShakesPEERS enables young people to
explore the world through performance and mentorship.
Join students from
all over the District to discover the theatre skills and techniques
necessary to create and perform a play from the works of William Shakespeare. PEERS
become better communicators, strengthen their academic skills and are
better prepared to get a job. Explore the world of
theatre and Shakespeare in a safe space that fosters self-expression,
community and creativity.
To become a ShakesPEER no acting or theatre
experience is required, only a desire to explore the craft of theatre
in a safe, fun and educational environment. There
are no fees or tuition to participate. The spring semester will
culminate in a one-hour performance of a Shakespeare play for family,
friends and the community.
PLUS:
- Be paid to be an actor for the summer, through the summer
youth employment program
- Earn community service hours for graduation through attendance
and participation*
- Snacks provided
What you need to know
Summer Dates: Monday through Friday
from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., starting June 28 through August
15, 2010
Location: Chevy Chase Community Center,
5601 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20015-2603.
By public transportation:
Closet metro station: Van Ness Metro Station (Red Line)
BUS OPTIONS from Friendship Heights Metro
Station
Option 1: Take the L2 or L4 towards Chevy Chase – Get off at
McKinley Street & Connecticut Avenue
Registration: To register, please go to the Summer
Youth Employment Program webpage. When
you are asked to select your career interest, please choose: Arts, Design,
Entertainment and Media. (If you are a returning ShakesPEER, please also
send an email to shakespeers@shakespearetheatre.org to
let us know that you have enrolled through the Summer Youth Employment
webpage)
*Community service hours are awarded only after performing
or providing technical assistance for the current ShakesPEERS production
ShakesPEERS
received a Coming Up Taller Award in 2006. The Coming
Up Taller Award honors exemplary after-school programs that foster
the creative and intellectual development of America's children and
youth through education and practical experience in the arts and the
humanities. Coming Up Taller is an initiative of the President’s
Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH). The President’s
Committee partners with the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH) to administer the program.
 |
ShakesPEERS is sponsored by the DC Children and Youth Investment
Trust Corporation. |
|