Crows’ outreach
Shakeschool!
and the Youth shakespeare FEstival Santa Fe
Outreach
We have a number of programs designed to introduce young people to the works of Shakespeare: Performance • ShakeSchool! • Workshops • Youth Shakespeare Festival
We also do outreach through participation in parades, city events, performances for senior centers, and more. We’ve performed at the New Mexico Museum of Art’s First Folio celebration, Warehouse 21's anniversary celebration, the Scottish Rite Temple's 2016 fundraiser, won awards at the Fiesta Parade and Eldorado July 4th parade, and done scenes and Shakespearean songs at GLOW at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden.
We have provided workshops at the Academy for Technology and the Classics, Capital High School, Desert Academy, Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe Indian School, Mandela International Magnet School, the May Center for Learning, Eldorado Community School, Santa Fe Prep, and Monte del Sol School. We performed a reprise of The Tempest for 190 high school students at El Museo Cultural, as well as a reprise of Macbeth for 350 students from ATC and Mandela schools. If you would like the Crows to visit your school or organization, let us know!
ShakeSchool!
Provides workshops and performances for English and Theater classes throughout the school year, and offers Shakespeare club programs during the fall which culminate in the Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe. In addition to growth in literary knowledge, working on Shakespeare improves overall confidence and ownership of complex language, rhythm, imagery and antithesis. It encourages cooperation, team building and accountability to peers.
ShakeSchool Festival clubs meet once a week, all fall, during lunch, club time or after school. The Crows provide staff and materials. Students select scenes and speeches and rehearse them with help from our professional actors and directors. Each group will also enjoy a stage fight workshop with Fight Director Ambrose Ferber. We are happy to continue programming through the spring semester for schools which wish to continue their ShakeSchool clubs.
Starting in August, Crows directors are available to present the Festival and ShakeSchool program to schools. We can visit during a lunch period, club time, or class period. We are happy to tailor the presentation to suit your school. Ambrose can stage a sword fight, we can present a scene with members of the Upstart Crows, or simply describe the program to students and/or faculty.
caryl@upatartCrowsofSantaFe.org or call (505) 466-3533.
Upstart Crows of Santa Fe produces Youth Shakespeare Festival Santa Fe!
Crows staff and visiting artists work with students weekly during the fall school semester on scenes and soliloquies which are presented at the Festival in early December. The program features workshops, free tickets to local Shakespeare events, an Open Mic Shakespeare night, and the Festival performs at The Santa Fe Playhouse
2022 YSF featured 16 students from the May Center for Learning and 8 students from other Santa Fe schools performing scenes from Macbeth on Sunday, March 27th at the Santa Fe Playhouse with a reprise Sunday, April 3 at the ISCenter.
2023 YSF will perform scenes from Julius Caesar. If your school doesn’t have a club you can join our Saturday noon group and be part of the festival.
2024 YSF performed at the Scottish Rite Temple with students from 11 schools performing assorted scenes from the Shakespearean canon.
For more information: caryl@upstartcrowsofsantafe.org