Classes
Learn. Create. Laugh. Perform.
Imagination and creativity flourish in the Studio with fun and enriching courses for youth and adults. Each program is led by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company teaching artists. Age-appropriate activities encourage imagination and develop performing skills, using the rich language of Shakespeare’s plays. Classes are geared towards personal and/or professional growth. All programs are non-competitive: No auditions required. All courses include programs for actors and non-actors.
Early Bird discount! Register for SPRING COURSES by March 15 and save 20% on all adult classes
WINTER COURSES
In-Person Classes
Acting II: Voice and Movement
Open to students that have already completed Acting I and would like to further grow their developed skills. Six weeks designed to enhance and improve students’ voice and movement skills. Individual focus of the natural body and voice structure as well as freedom of access to these structures will be explored.
Open to participants age 18 and over.
Dates: Tuesdays, January 17 – February 21, 2023
Times: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tuition: $275
Stage Combat: Broadsword
Professional Stage Combat training in Broadsword. 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 Broadsword.
Open to participants age 18 and over.
Prerequisites: Stage Combat: Broadsword I (or, with permission, comparable previous SAFD instruction) is a prerequisite for Stage Combat: Broadsword II
Dates/Times: Choose one or both sessions below.
Session 1: February 26th - March 26th, 2023, 10am-1pm
Session 2: April 2nd - May 7th, 2023, 10am-1pm
Other Date/Time Information: Optional SAFD adjudication Sunday 5/7/2023, 10am-1pm
Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tuition: $185 per session
Additional Fee Information: $50 adjudication fee payable to instructor/SAFD
Questions? Please contact Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Education Manager, Troy Jennings, at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.
Virtual Classes
Critical Analysis for Adults: Romeo and Juliet
Over the course of five sessions, dig into the source material with experts and other critical thinkers! The perfect way to develop your critical eye and capture the nuance of Shakespeare's masterworks. Classical play theory will be used to analyze Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Tuition includes free admission to see Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's student matinee production of Romeo and Juliet.
Open to participants age 18 and over.
Dates: Mondays, February 13 – March 13, 2023
Times: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Other Date/Time Information: Follow up class on 4/10/23 to discuss CSC's student matinee production of Romeo and Juliet.
Location: Online via Zoom
Tuition: $125
Questions? Please contact Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Education Manager, Troy Jennings, at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.
Over the course of 11 weeks, learn the fundamental processes of using Shakespeare's language to inspire action and empathy. Focus is on analyzing scene-work, developing characters, and building ensemble with other youth and young adults.
Open to students in grades 6-12.
Dates: Saturdays, February 18 - May 6, 2023
Times: 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tuition: $275.00
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Teaching Artists provide a non-competitive environment in which students grow, learn, and laugh together. There are no auditions.
Winter Workshop for Youth
Four-week workshop to prepare for auditioning and cold reading. Learn fundamental aspects of acting such as action and character. The workshop will culminate in a showcase for family and friends.
Open to students in grades 2 through 8
Dates: Saturdays, January 14 - February 4, 2023
Times: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Other Date/Time Information: On Saturday, 2/4/23, students will present a show case for family and friends 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: $35 per session or $120 for all four
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Teaching Artists provide a non-competitive environment in which students grow, learn, and laugh together. There are no auditions.
Homeschool CORPS
During this 10-week class, CORPS members will conceptualize, design and perform 60-minute versions of Shakespeare's great plays. 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 27 - March 31, 2023
Times: 12:00pm-3:30pm
Other Date/Time Information: On Friday, 3/31/23 at 1:30 pm, students will present a public performance for family and friends 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: $275
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Teaching Artists provide a non-competitive environment in which students grow, learn, and laugh together. There are no auditions.
SPRING COURSES
In-Person Classes
Acting III: Scene Study
Using the text to propel action, intention, and with your partner to create relationships. Classical verse and prose text.
Permission of CSC Education, or Beginning Acting (Acting I) and Voice and Movement (Acting II).
Open to participants age 18 and over.
Dates: Mondays, March 20 – April 24, 2023
Times: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tuition: $275
The Business of Acting
Learn the tools and strategies necessary for a successful acting career. Topics will include craft, career paths, finances and marketing.
Open to participants age 18 and over.
Dates: Mondays, May 1 - May 22, 2023
Times: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: The Studio at CSC, 206 E. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Tuition: $165
Questions? Please contact Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Education Manager, Troy Jennings, at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.
Virtual Classes
Critical Analysis for Adults: Hamlet
Dig into the source material with experts and other critical thinkers! The perfect way to develop your critical eye and capture the nuance of Shakespeare's masterworks. Classical play theory will be used to analyze Shakespeare's Hamlet. Tuition includes a free ticket to see Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, running April 28 – May 21, 2023
Open to participants age 18 and over.
Dates: Mondays, March 27 – April 24, 2023; Tuesday, May 23, 2023 (Artist Talkback)
Times: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Other Date/Time Information: Follow up class on 4/10/23 to discuss CSC's student matinee production of Romeo and Juliet.
Location: Online via Zoom
Tuition: $145 (Includes 5/23/23 Artist Talkback with cast members of CSC’s production of Hamlet)
Meet the actors in CSC’s production of Hamlet! Learn about the challenges they faced and discoveries they made in the production process.
Dates: Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Times: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Other Date/Time Information: Follow up class on 4/10/23 to discuss CSC's student matinee production of Romeo and Juliet.
Location: Online via Zoom
Tuition: $15 (Please note that the Artist Talkback is included with the Critical Analysis: Hamlet class. If you register for the Critical Analysis class, you do not need to register for the Artist Talkback).
Questions? Please contact Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's Education Manager, Troy Jennings, at jennings@chesapeakeshakespeare.com or 410-244-8571 x114.
No classes are available at this time.
Health and Safety: PLEASE NOTE Masks may be worn if preferred. For in-person classes, we ask participants to stay home if they are experiencing any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness or if they have been exposed to someone who has had signs or symptoms of COVID-19. Please see CDC guidelines for specific COVID-19 symptoms.