We are excited to announce our new season – three plays, to be presented in March of 2025. If this will be your first time participating in a class, workshop, or production, please email us at speak@shakespeareyouthfestival.com to schedule an introductory meeting (phone/Zoom).
All rehearsals will be held at World City Center (3911 W Adams Blvd – just east of Crenshaw). Performance venue details are still being finalized, and will be announced before rehearsals begin.
Tuition for each participant is $700.
Finances should never be a barrier to participation – you may apply here: Financial Aid. If you have received financial aid in the past, please email us for details on continuing.
AS YOU LIKE IT
Evil Duke Frederick is not a nice guy. After a rigged wrestling match goes sour, Rosalind and friends escape the rigidity and nastiness of the cruel city, where they were the victims of arbitrary and unfair rules, for the Forest of Arden, where “Do Unto Others” is the law of the land, and where a cast of eccentric characters are all just trying to find someone to love.
For grades 3 through 8
REHEARSALS
Saturdays from 3 pm to 5 pm
First rehearsal – Saturday, October 12
No rehearsal Thanksgiving weekend
Winter Break – December 21 and 28
Retreat – Sunday, March 2 (extended afternoon rehearsal)
Techs (4:30 to 7:30 pm)-
Tuesday, March 18
Thursday, March 20
Tuesday, March 25
Thursday, March 27
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, March 29 at 1 pm
Sunday, March 30 at 1 pm
Saturday, April 5 at 2 pm
Sunday, April 6 at 2 pm
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
Two best friends get into it over a girl. Mean parents want to control their kids’ lives. People get banished or run away, disguised. And there’s a dog.
For grades 8 through 12
REHEARSALS
Saturdays from 1 pm to 3 pm
First rehearsal – Saturday, October 12
No rehearsal Thanksgiving weekend
Winter Break – December 21 and 28
Retreat – Sunday, February 9 (extended afternoon rehearsal)
Techs (4:30 to 8:00 pm) –
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 6
Tuesday, March 11
Thursday, March 14
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, March 15 at 2 pm
Sunday, March 16 at 2 pm
Saturday, March 22 at 1 pm
Sunday, March 23 at 1 pm
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
The tangled web that happens when love and war are intertwined. Greeks and Trojans in Love.
Fight. Love. Lose. Grieve. Rest. Repeat.
For grades 8 through 12
REHEARSALS
Saturdays from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
First rehearsal – Saturday, October 12
No rehearsal Thanksgiving weekend
Winter Break – December 21 and 28
Retreat – Sunday, February 23 (extended afternoon rehearsal)
Techs (4:30 to 8:00 pm) –
Monday, March 10
Wednesday, March 12
Monday, March 17
Wednesday, March 19
PERFORMANCES
Saturday, March 22 at 5 pm
Sunday, March 23 at 5 pm
Saturday, March 29 at 5 pm
Sunday, March 30 at 5 pm
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA IS FULL – PLEASE EMAIL US TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST