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Shakespeare Scene Study
July 26 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern
This six-week class will meet on Sundays, July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.
Dive into scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, guiding participants through a fun, physical process that brings his language off the page and into the body.
Working directly from the First Folio, you’ll partner up with a fellow actor to explore scenes together — finding the life in the language, embodying iconic characters, and discovering how Shakespeare’s words function as action between people. Games and physical exercises add another layer, helping you connect with the text in ways that go beyond just speaking the lines.
By the end, you’ll have made these centuries-old scenes genuinely your own.
Open to all levels — just bring your curiosity and imagination for a playful, challenging, and rewarding experience.
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.
