Shakespeare in the Gym

Shakespeare in the Park opens May 24 and runs through June 16, 2013. This year the festival is performing 12th Night, one of Shakespeare's most famous plays.

Thanks to the Shakespeare Festival and Jackson Park PTO, the students at JP didn't have to wait until opening night. The PTO brought 12th Night to them.

Shakespeare in Our Schools is the educational tour arm of the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. The 50-minute touring shows features actors from the festival's award-winning Touring ensemble.

Annually, the touring program reaches over 25,000 students in 125+ schools in Missouri and Illinois and Jackson Park was lucky to be one of those schools. As a parent, I can tell you that seeing this performance provides the foundation for children to understand the full performance when seen in Forest Park.

For other schools that may be interested in future performances, the Shakespeare Festival offers four types of programming: Education Tour, Metro Youth Shakespeare, Camps & Classes and Workshops & Residencies.

For more information please contact:
Christopher Limber, Education
Director at 314.531.9800 x 109 or email climber@sfstl.com