The leading Shakespeare-in-Education provider in Massachusetts and New England!

Every Spring, Shakespeare Now! travels to schools with its highly acclaimed performances.

Each of these one-hour touring performances with professional actors is followed by a Q&A between students and actors. Highlights of these dramatic productions include:

• Dialogue consists solely of the original Shakespeare text
• Action is vividly and clearly staged
• Themes include love and romance, civil and family conflict, ambition, political intrigue and power struggles
• Comprehensive study guide to the play sent in advance of performance
• Question-and-answer period follows the show

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Spring 2019 School Touring Season

March 4 - June 14, 2019

POWER PLAY: SCENES FROM MACBETH, OTHELLO, KING LEAR, and JULIUS CAESAR

Length: 1 hour performance, followed by a discussion and Q and A with students

Cost: $1160

Comprehensive study guide included.

A constantly recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is the use and abuse of power by those who wield it, which poses questions for all time. What are the consequences of power plays? What happens to the powerful? How do individuals and communities respond?

Shakespeare Now! offers a gripping one-hour performance, complete with stage combat, followed by a discussion with students that examines questions, and answers, arising from the use and abuse of power, be it royal, democratic, or familial, from ancient Rome until today.