Student Discovery Matinees

smat The Cal Shakes Student Discovery Matinee program includes, free of cost, an informative Teacher’s Guide, a lively pre-performance interactive engagement at the theater, and a post-show Q&A session with the actors. Our fun, educational pre- and post-show classroom visits by highly trained Teaching Artists are available at a very reasonable additional charge, and help contextualize the play and prepare students to more deeply engage in the production.

Cal Shakes is pleased to announce dates for our 2010 Student Discovery Matinee Series. Our 2009 dates sold out quickly—book now before it’s too late!

2010 Student Discovery Matinee Information

Series Dates:

John Steinbeck’s The Pastures of Heaven - June 8 & 10

Much Ado About Nothing - Sep 30, Oct 6, 8, 12, & 14

For more information or to book your group:
Call Ava Jackson at 510.809-3293 or email ajackson@calshakes.org

Download forms for Student Discovery Matinees:
Rules_and_Procedures.doc

Teacher's Guides for past shows:
A Midsummer Night's Dream teacher's guide
Romeo and Juliet Teacher’s Guide
Download the Twelfth Night teacher's guide.
Download the Pericles teacher's guide.
Download the King Lear teacher's guide.
Download the Richard III teacher's guide.

shakespeare for a new generation

California Shakespeare Theater’s 2009 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

California Shakespeare Theater was one of 37 professional theater companies selected to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation, bringing the finest productions of Shakespeare to thousands of middle- and high-school students in communities across the United States. This was the seventh phase of Shakespeare in American Communities, the largest tour of Shakespeare in American history.

The National Endowment for the Arts believes a great nation deserves great art. Shakespeare for a New Generation exemplifies the Arts Endowment’s commitment to artistic excellence, arts education, and public outreach to all Americans.

Additional sponsors:

Artistic Learning's 2009 Student Discovery and school residency programs were underwritten by generous support from Citigroup Foundation, The Dale Family Fund, The Thomas J. Long Foundation, Koret Foundation, Oakland Fund for the Arts, The San Francisco Foundation, and Yahoo! Employee Fund.