This seven-week class meets on Wednesdays: October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13, and 20. Each session is 2 hours.
Ready to take your first steps of Shakespeare? Through a combination of text analysis and performance, participants will gain a working knowledge of Shakespeare’s plays and language – verse, prose, meter, character, and intent – a foundation that can then be applied towards continuing appreciation of study. Students will work on scenes and monologues in the class, under the guidance of an Shakespeare Theatre Company teaching artist, which will culminate in a final performance for family and friends.
About the Instructor
Travis Xavier is an Actor, Hip Hop Artist, Artistic Director and Founder of P.A.R.T. Productions. Born in Baltimore, MD and raised in Tampa, FL, ignited a passion for creating Fine Arts programming for and with underserved communities. He holds an MFA in Classical Acting from the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Academy for Classical Acting and Howard University’s BFA Acting program. With additional training from the British American Drama Academy and The Poemedy Institute.
Travis has been a theatre and movement Professorial lecturer at Howard University, The George Washington University, and The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Travis is also a resident Teaching Artist at the Shakespeare Theatre Co.
