All matinees are scheduled for 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Comedy of Errors
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Alan Paul
October 4, 10, 17, 18, 25, 30, 31 and November 1, 2018
Michael R. Klein Theatre (450 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Professional Development Workshop and Teacher Preview Performance:
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Workshop from 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
An Inspector Calls
By J.B. Priestley
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain
December 12, 2018
Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Teacher Preview Performance:
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
Richard the Third
By William Shakespeare
Directed by David Muse
February 14, 20, 27 and March 7, 2019
Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Professional Development Workshop and Teacher Preview Performance:
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Workshop from 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
Vanity Fair
By Kate Hamill
Adapted from the novel by William Makepeace Thackeray
Directed by Jessica Stone
March 13 and 21, 2019
Michael R. Klein Theatre (450 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Teacher Preview Performance:
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
The Oresteia
By Ellen McLaughlin
Adapted from Aeschylus
Directed by Michael Kahn
May 9, 15 and 23, 2019
Sidney Harman Hall (610 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004)
Teacher Preview Performance:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Performance at 7:30 p.m.
District Shakespeare Applications are live now! To reserve tickets, please fill out the application form. If you would like to attend more than one production this season, please fill out a separate ticket application for each show.
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2011–2012:
The Shakespeare Theatre Company begins the District Shakespeare initiative. Education staff focuses on building relationships with each D.C. Public School serving grades 8-12, bringing a dynamic, one-hour workshop to one classroom in each school, free of charge.
2012–2013:
STC welcomes D.C. Public Schools serving 8-12 grades to the theatres, providing 50 free tickets and free buses to a SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee. 42 of the 53 public schools attend, bringing approximately 2,000 DCPS students through the doors of STC theatres – many for the very first time. The students participate in a pre-performance classroom workshop, enjoy performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coriolanus or The Winter’s Tale and engage in a post-show discussion with the actors in each production. In addition, STC Education launches free workshops for D.C. Public Charter Schools serving grades 8-12, reaching 45 charter schools across the District.
2013–2014:
Shakespeare Theatre Company multiplies its number of SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinees in order to welcome a full grade from every DCPS high school. 18 high schools attended one of the following productions: Measure for Measure, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Importance of Being Earnest, Henry IV Part 1 or Part 2, totaling nearly 2,500 DCPS students. STC also offers 50 free tickets and buses to D.C. Public Charter Schools serving grades 8-12. Fifteen charter schools attend matinees, reaching an additional 840 students.
2014–2015:
Shakespeare Theatre Company invites a full grade from every DCPS High School and every D.C. Public Charter High School to participate in the SHAKESPEARIENCE Student Matinee. 2,840 students from 28 high schools receive free tickets, workshops, and transportation to performances of As You Like It, The Tempest, Man of La Mancha, The Winter’s Tale, Dunsinane, and The Metromaniacs.
2015–2016:
STC Education continues to fortify relationships with D.C. Public and Public Charter high schools, offering the District Shakespeare benefits to a full grade at every high school. This year, students attend A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Kiss Me, Kate, The Critic & The Real Inspector Hound, Othello and 1984.
