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Virtually Shakespeare
April 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
This four-week week class will meet on April 12, 19, 26, and May 3 from 2-4 PM.
Presenting Virtually Shakespeare, a four-week online class where you’ll bring Shakespeare’s words to life — from the page, to your body, to the screen.
Led by Liz Shipman, this interactive class explores Shakespeare through embodiment, play, and physical discovery. You’ll dive into the acting clues written into the First Folio, learning to uncover how rhythm, punctuation, and phrasing reveal a character’s truth.
Liz’s approach is dynamic and deeply human — helping you move past intimidation and into genuine connection with Shakespeare’s language. Along the way, you’ll engage in movement exercises, ensemble games, and text explorations designed to unlock your expressive range and make these timeless works feel fresh, immediate, and personal.
Whether you’re new to Shakespeare or revisiting him with new eyes, Virtually Shakespeare invites you to play boldly, connect fully, and rediscover the joy of performing.
Open to all experience levels, just bring your curiosity and imagination.
About the Instructor
Liz Shipman is a specialist in psychophysical actor training. Her work integrates the theories and practices of Michael Chekhov, Rudolph Laban and Arthur Lessac voice work. Liz was Co-Founder/Artistic Director for the Kings County Shakespeare Company (KCSC) in NYC from 1983-2001, where she was involved in over 50 productions. She has directed and/or choreographed for New Avenue Theatre Project (NYC), Utah Shakespearean Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, The Old Globe Theatre, Playwrights Project, New Village Arts, OUT ON A LIMB New Plays Festival and lots of little loft-type theatres throughout NYC. She has directed, choreographed and taught movement and acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Technique for the Whole Actor Studio, T. Schreiber Studio, Manhattan Marymount College, The Atlantic Theatre Company, Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts, USD’s Theatre Arts Program and The Old Globe/USD Graduate Acting Program. Favorite projects include Genet/Hamlet, Winter’s Tale, Rough Crossing, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Midsommer Night’s Dreame, Taming of the Shrew Aphra Behn’s The Rover, Blood Wedding, On The Verge, Lysistrata, Fifth of July, On Air and The Creation Project. Learn more here.
