Macbeth: Stage2 Student Matinees

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CSC Apprentice Program

Unlock Your Shakespeare Summer 2025 Program Dates: June 17 – August 10, 2025 2025 Applications are now OPEN! The CSC Apprentice Program is designed as a 7.5-week summer intensive that gives early career performers a rigorous tour of… Read More

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Ignite Awards

The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Ignite Award is given for a Shakespeare monologue performance and evaluation for students in 9-12th grades. We at CSC believe that Shakespeare is for EVERYONE and that even after 400 years, his words inspire,… Read More

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Episode 7: Macbeth, “Macbeth”

Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches, from the most famous to the most obscure. Just in time for Halloween, she explores The… Read More

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The ShakesDown Podcast with Bryn Boice

Join Bryn Boice (CSC’s Associate Artistic Director) in this monthly podcast, as she breaks down and shakes down Shakespeare’s most interesting speeches!

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