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Bard Basics: Classroom Teacher Training Program

Lantern Theater Company is dedicated to supporting the classroom work of English and Drama teachers teaching the plays of William Shakespeare to students in Philadelphia middle schools and high schools.

Our artistic and education staff have developed deep expertise in producing Shakespeare, making his canon accessible to and enjoyable for audiences of all ages. With our Bard Basics workshops, we share our experience and expertise with you to help students learn Shakespearean language and themes more effectively and effortlessly.

The Lantern is a Pennsylvania-approved Act 48 Continuing Professional Education Provider. In partnership with the School District of Philadelphia, we offer Saturday workshops for classroom teachers on a variety of theatrical topics, including acting, directing, Shakespeare, coaching inexperienced actors, and curriculum design.

Conducted at our artistic home at St. Stephen's Theater in Center City Philadelphia, our Bard Basics teacher training sessions are FREE for interested teachers from throughout the Philadelphia area. Past participants include teachers from Academy at Palumbo, Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP), Parkway Center City Middle College, Walter B. Saul High School, and West Catholic Preparatory High School, among others.

UPCOMING SESSIONS – 2024/25 SEASON

Bard Basics Workshop: MACBETH
Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 3PM to 6PM

  • This free afternoon workshop will focus on Macbeth, a newly required text in the Philadelphia School District's 10th grade English curriculum.
  • In the evening, we invite you and a guest to be our guests at the 8PM performance of the Lantern's mainstage production of American Moor by Keith Hamilton Cobb and directed by Kash Goins. Cobb's play is inspired by Shakespeare's Othello, but brings a searing modern perspective to the classic tragedy. If this performance time is not convenient for you, we would be happy to accommodate you with two tickets for any performance during preview week: November 7-12.
  • Registration Deadline: Friday, November 1, 2024

Bard Basics Workshop: ROMEO AND JULIET
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 10AM to 1PM

  • This free workshop will focus on teaching Romeo and Juliet, a recommended text in many local 8th-10th grade curricula. We will explore theatrical techniques and textual analysis methods to aid teachers in bringing Shakespeare's classic text to life. Particular emphasis is given to exercises that help forge a personal and contemporary relationship between today's students and ideas in the play.
  • In the afternoon, we invite you and a guest to be our guests at the 2PM performance of the Lantern's mainstage production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing. If this performance time is not convenient for you, we would be happy to accommodate you with two tickets for any performance during preview week: February 13-18.
  • Registration Deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025

For More Information

To register for a Bard Basics workshop, please contact Talia Speak, Education & Artistic Associate, at tspeak@lanterntheater.org or 215.829.9002 x106.
Pictured: Lindsay Smiling and Campbell O'Hare in Othello (2020). Photo by Mark Garvin.
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Header Photo: Lawrence Stallings in the world premiere of Me and the Devil (2021); Anthony Lawton and Dave Johnson in Travesties (2022); Melissa Rakiro and Joanna Liao in Twelfth Night (2023); and Paul L. Nolan, Sally Mercer, and Charles McMahon in Copenhagen (2018). Photos by Mark Garvin.

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