Idaho Shakespeare Festival

Boise, Idaho

Now in it 34 th year, Idaho Shakespeare Festival enjoys a strong audience, critical acclaim, and local community support. They produce five mainstage productions from June to September for audiences exceeding 52,000. Education programs include Idaho Theater for Youth and Shakesperience school tours reaching more than 50,000 K-12 students and teachers; Drama School for students of all ages; and summer camps, including Camp Shakespeare, Camp Imrpov, and Camp Musical for ages three to eighteen. The Festival brings theater-arts programming to schools located in 39 of the 44 counties in Idaho, including urban, rural, immigrant, Native American, and military communities. In addition, Idaho Shakespeare Festival offers apprenticeships and residencies for theatrical training, year-round outreach, listening-assisted and American Sign Language interpreted performances, their summer Access Program, and The Shakespeare Society, which all serve a variety of audiences who might not otherwise experience theater.

Idaho Shakespeare Festival's final play selection for their Shakesperience 2011 tour is currently under consideration. The tour will travel more than 7,000 miles through some of the region's most remote intermountain areas to bring Shakespeare to students in 7-12. Activities will include a study guide, workshops that explore the content of the play, and post-performance question-and-answer sessions with the cast. The company's visit to these rural communities is a much anticipated, community-wise event and is often the first exposure any of these student have to Shakespeare and professional, live theater.

Visit them at: http://www.idahoshakespeare.org/