Parnassus Enrichment Organization

All The World's A Stage!

In this fun 13-week class you will learn some new words, meet some fascinating characters and experience a world of stories that have survived over 500 years of history. Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, romances, and histories contain storylines, that still speak wisely to us today. This course will go from insults to compliments, Elizabethan style, through history, language, conflict, resolution, emotions, and life advice. These are acting classes that will require full physical participation. Building on selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Julius Caesar, students will develop an understanding of verse, character, and stagecraft while discovering the joy of bringing Shakespeare’s words to life. The course culminates in two short play performances, giving students the opportunity to share their learning and creativity with an audience.

Grade Level: 3rd through 12th grade

Promo Codes: 

PPA DISCOUNT for $25 off for students enrolled in PPA's hybrid program.

FULL DAY for $100 off for students enrolling in 3 class sessions per day.

About the Instructor

Marcia Barryte has been a theatre educator with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and a board member of Drama Teachers Association Of Southern California (DTASC) for over 40 years. Throughout these years she has been honored by professional theatre organizations such as California Educational Theatre Association (CETA)for outstanding contributions to theatre education.

Marcia has her BA from Brandeis University, one MA from SUNY Binghamton and the second MA that brought her to California from UCLA, all degree programs strong in the arts. Her main passion has been Shakespeare and she has spent 3 summers at the Huntington with other theatre educators engaged in classes and discussions. Each year she has directed MS and HS students in the DTASC Shakespeare Festival and she is the chair of Salute To The Winners, a committee that has worked closely with Shakespeare LA to honor winners of the DTASC festivals exposing them to casting agents and celebrities. Marcia and her husband spend vacations at the Oregon and Utah Shakespeare Festivals and are convinced that “all the world's a stage.”