A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE
Engaging young artists with the work of the Bard in an adaptation directed and designed by professional artists, performed and supported backstage by high school students.
Each season, Two River Theater produces a 75-minute adaptation of a Shakespeare play—directed and designed by theater professionals, and performed and supported backstage by high school students. Student participants are selected through auditions and interviews, and rehearsals take place over a three-month period. Performances are open not only to the public; four school-time shows engage students as young as 4th grade, often serving as their introduction to Shakespeare. Since 2013, nearly 190 students have participated in nine Little Shakes productions, performing for thousands of audience members as young as 9 years old.
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A Little Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet
Celebrating ten years of engaging young theater artists with the work of the Bard!
Recent Productions
A Little Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
This season, we presented a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic Much Ado About Nothing, adapted and directed by Rakesh Palisetty. Now in its ninth season as one of Two River’s most popular programs, A Little Shakespeare introduces the works of Shakespeare to hundreds of youth and adults each year. Through this program, Two River produces a 75-minute abridged version of a Shakespeare play, performed and supported backstage by high school students, and directed and designed by theater professionals.
Tiny Shakes: Romeo and Juliet
Last season, the program used the limitations of 2021 as a unique opportunity for students to delve deeply into the play and give them the agency to tell the story in their own way, filming scenes from home. Over the course of the program, 21 students partnered with industry professionals to learn more about acting, visual design, music, fight choreography, and filmmaking. The result is an eclectic and energetic production of Romeo and Juliet featuring original music, TikTok dances, FaceTime calls, and more.
PHOTO MONTAGES
Tiny Shakes: Romeo and Juliet
2020/21 Season
A Little Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
2019/20 Season
A Little Shakespeare: Macbeth
2018/19 Season
A Little Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors
2017/18 Season
A Little Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor
2016/17 Season
A Little Shakespeare: Pericles
2015/16 Season
A Little Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
2014/15 Season
A Little Shakespeare: As You Like It
2013/14 Season