LENOX, Mass. – Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training will host its 9-Day Intensive at its Lenox campus from Thursday, August 22 through Saturday, August 31.
Designed for mid-career actors, educators, directors, and others seeking professional and artistic development, the 9-Day Intensive is inspired by Shakespeare & Company’s Month-long Intensive. Director of Training Sheila Bandyopadhyay said the workshop offers participants an opportunity to immerse themselves in Shakespeare training and make connections with like-minded artists in a robust, accessible format.
“We regularly hear from artists in the mid-stages of their career that they wish they could attend our renowned Month-long Intensive in the winter, but their schedules simply do not permit them to do so,” said Bandyopadhyay. “For those out there who are juggling teaching, acting, directing, parenting responsibilities, and the like, the 9-Day Intensive is ideal.”
The daily schedule includes classes in Linklater Voice, Movement, monologue, and scene work, and the format and tuition include admission to three Shakespeare & Company shows staged at the height of its 2024 performance season.
Tuition is $1,495 with partial scholarships available for BIPOC artists. Early payment, alumni, and union member discounts are also available. Limited on-campus housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information or to apply, visit shakespeare.org or call 413.637.1199, ext. 114.
Shakespeare & Company’s Center for Actor Training
The aesthetic of Shakespeare & Company was created within the training devised by Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer and a cadre of expert teachers. It is through these programs that the aesthetic is continually investigated, redefined, and reinvigorated, and that welcomes actors, directors, writers, and teachers from all over the world to work with the Company’s faculty.
Photo Caption: Director of the Center for Actor Training Sheila Bandyopadhyay and 2024 Month-long Intensive participants Davis Brinke and Tim Hackney, in rehearsal at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. Photo by Christina Lane.
