In-Person Classes

Stage Combat: Rapier and Dagger

Professional Stage Combat training in Rapier & Dagger Combat with Certified Teacher Jonathan Ezra Rubin. Those interested in testing with the Society of American Fight Directors will need to register for BOTH sessions and pay an additional, non-refundable adjudication fee. Students who pass will receive the Society of American Fight Director's recognition in Rapier & Dagger. Open to participants age 18 and over. Prerequisites: Stage Combat: Rapier and Dagger I (or, with permission, comparable previous SAFD instruction) is a prerequisite for Stage Combat: Rapier and Dagger II.

Dates/Times: Choose one or both sessions below.

• Stage Combat: Rapier and Dagger I, Sundays 10/29-11/19/2023, 11am-5pm
• Stage Combat: Rapier and Dagger II, Sundays 11/26-12/17/2023, 11am-5pm

Other Date/Time Information: Optional SAFD adjudication Sunday 12/17/2023, 11am-5pm

Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Tuition: $205 per session

Additional Fee Information: $50 adjudication fee payable to instructor/SAFD

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Questions? Please contact Troy Jennings, Education Manager at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.

In-Person Classes

Veterans Ensemble: Basic Training Fall 2023

The Studio at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company presents an educational program workshop that will be FREE for US veterans. Participants should be ages 20-85, who are veterans of the United States armed forces. Combat experience not required. Working with CSC Teaching Artists, some of whom are fellow veterans, the ensemble will explore Shakespeare’s text for personal connections. This ten-week program will culminate in a sharing for friends, family, and invited guests. No experience required! Open only to U.S. military servicemembers (active duty, reserve, veteran)

Dates: Saturdays, September 16 – November 18, 2023

Times: 10:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m.

Location: The Studio at Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, 206 E. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21202

Tuition: FREE

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Questions? Please contact Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Education Manager, Troy Jennings, at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.

The Homeschool CORPS Fall ‘23

CORPS members will learn fundamental principles of acting through ensemble building activities and theater games. The class will culminate in a final presentation in our Studio space. CORPS members who take the Winter section will use the skills they've learned to present an abridged version of As You Like It in CSC's Theater.

Open to students in grades 3 and up.

Dates: Fridays, September 29 - December 8, 2023

Times: 12:00pm-2:00pm

Other Date/Time Information: No class on 11/24/23. On Friday, 12/8/23, students will present a final presentation in the Studio at CSC.

Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Tuition: $325

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The Homeschool CORPS Winter 23/24

CORPS members will conceptualize, design and perform an abridged version of Shakespeare's As You Like It. The performance will take place in our beautiful Downtown Theater. Students will gain valuable experience in performance, textual analysis, language, history, and ensemble building as they rehearse and perform.

Open to students in grades 3 and up.

Dates: Fridays, January 12 - March 15, 2024

Times: 12:00pm-2:00pm

Other Date/Time Information: On Friday, 3/15/24, students will present a final performance in the CSC Theater (adjacent to The Studio).

Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 and the CSC Theater, 7 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Tuition: $325

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Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Teaching Artists provide a non-competitive environment in which students grow, learn, and laugh together. There are no auditions.

Questions? Please contact Troy Jennings, Education Manager, at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.