see a show, come to a talk, or join a Dramatic reading, workshop, or Production!
See below for talks, plays, dramatic readings, or workshops that you can see and students can join.,
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King Richard II
The Upstart Crows Fall/Winter production is Shakespeare’s beautiful tragedy of England’s King Richard II.
We expect two casts, one rehearsing on Tuesday evenings, the other on Thursday evenings, both casts rehearsing together Saturday afternoons. Rehearsals begin Sept. 5 with a 2 hour introduction to the play at 1 p.m.
Performances at the Crows’ Nest January 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31.
Merry wives of windsor
A Shakespeare Gym Workshop
Rehearsals begin October 17
Sundays 6-8 p.m. at the Nest.
Performances January 9, 10,.2027
A dramatic reading production
For young and old alike!
This production has become a tradition for actors and families, many coming back annually to take part. Develop your acting skills without needing to memorize. If you can read aloud you can perform.
Casts of three perform dramatic readings of Dickens’ own performance script for A Christmas Carol.
Rehearsals Sunday afternoons, 3-5 p.m. beginning October 11 at the Crows’ Nest at La Tienda (7 Caliente Road, - enter through Taco Fusion lobby).
Performances at the Crows Nest (exact dates TBD) and at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation (matinee and evening shows on 12/19)
Shut-in shakespeare
Our online Shakespeare Festival - suitable for deepening your understanding of performing Shakespeare
Four private mentoring sessions on verse, rhetoric, context, meaning, and performance to develop a monologue or soliloquy to readiness for recording. Participants use their own device to record their performance which will then be placed on the Upstart Crows of Santa Fe’s YouTube Channel.
Watch the Upstart Crows/Shakespeare Gym production of Hamlet at Seton Castle on You Tube