Shakespeare Summer Workshop Seeking Student Actors

FAIRFIELD — Shakespeare Ventures, a professional theatre company based on the Fairfield University campus, is registering participants for its Summer Acting Workshop, a month-long program for student actors of all skill levels ages 9 through 19.

The workshop will run weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm, Wednesday, July 5, through Saturday, July 29, at the university’s PepsiCo Theatre, on North Benson Road.

A final “informance” showcasing the students’ new skills will take place Saturday, July 29, at 10 am.

Now in its fourth year, Shakespeare Ventures provides an environment for creative thinkers to explore all that theatre has to offer. The program emphasizes ensemble work and encourages self-expression. Workshop activities include movement, improvisation, stage combat and scene work, all with an eye to finding the modern-day relevance of Shakespeare’s text while building acting skills.

Workshop staff members are all working theater artists, each with a different specialty.

Space is limited. For information and to register, visit ShakespeareVentures.com or send email to ShakespeareVentures@mail.Fairfield.edu.

Interested students who are unable to commit to all four weeks are still encouraged to call, as the workshop can sometimes work around arranged absences.