 NCSF’s mission is to entertain, educate and enrich North Carolina students and citizens with quality professional productions of the world’s great plays, and with in-school and life-long learning opportunities. The Festival takes pride in its service as a cultural and artistic resource. It enriches life, broadens sensibilities, preserves cultural and historical pathways and, overall, builds community. It’s great entertainment, too! NCSF attracts high caliber professional actors, directors, designers and technicians from all over the United States, as well as theatre artists and technicians trained in colleges and universities right here in North Carolina. It is associated with Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers, and operates under an agreement between the union and The League of Resident Theatres. Spirit Center is The Festival’s new home, a 51,000 square foot central operations facility that also houses the company’s expanding Outreach Education program. Rehearsals, camps, classes, seminars and workshops bring energy and life to the community. Spirit Center’s names says it all – great theatre and great theatre programs ennoble life, bring out the best in us all and buoy the human spirit. The Festival is a strong example of how a well-run arts organization can contribute to the cultural, educational and economic life of a region and state. Its commitment to statewide service and artistic achievement has earned it the designation, The State Shakespeare Festival. NCSF gratefully acknowledges the North Carolina General Assembly for this designation and for its vital funding support. NCSF also thanks all those who purchase tickets and contribute generously to its mission.
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Hands On Shakespeare Teacher Workshops: "The Play's the Thing!"
Hands On Shakespeare teacher workshops are designed to help educators continue to develop their skills in teaching Shakespeare, and "The Play's The Thing" workshops in 2010-2011 provide an opportunity for educators to get up close and personal with the works of Shakespeare. In a relaxed, collaborative environment, educators will become more comfortable with Shakespeare as performance.
As a Hands On Shakespeare participant, you will:
 | bring Shakespeare off the page and on the stage of your classroom | | build confidence in your entire Shakespeare curriculum | | develop a deeper understanding of Shakespeare's language | | gain practical ideas to reach every student in the classroom | | put the PLAY back in Shakespeare! | | receive CEU credit |
Nancy Lyles
Classics in Context Returns!
NCShakes is pleased to bring back Classics in Context, a seminar to increase enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare and his plays. Classics in Context seminars provide theatre-goers and educators with an entertaining overview of Shakespeare’s world and works, focusing on the current NCShakes MainStage production, The Tempest.
Join us Sunday, September 26, at our Spirit Center campus for an insightful look at The Tempest from two distinguished scholars. Dr. Bethany Sinnott from Catawba College and Warren Wilson College’s Dr. David Bradshaw will give two distinctly different overviews of the play.
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