Burning Coal performs and Teaches Shakespeare this Winter
By: Gabrielle Sierra
Burning Coal continues its acclaimed WillPower! education outreach program this month, bringing hands-on experience with Shakespeare into area schools. Actors from the company will visit Leesville Elementary this month to perform Shakescenes, an interactive staging of selections from Shakespeare's plays, tailored to an elementary-age audience. Director of Education Ian Finley will also teach a week-long residency with the entire 3rd grade at Conn Elementary. This in-class residency will introduce Shakespeare to young students in a way that is fast, fun, and active, so that when they encounter the Bard later in their school career they approach the text knowing how much fun it can be.
Mr. Finley will also be teaching a Shakespeare class for adults, beginning January 10th. EXPLORING SHAKESPEARE is an eight-session workshop, giving participants an opportunity to get on their feet and play with the Bard's language. No previous acting experience is necessary. The workshop will meet Monday nights, 6:30 - 9:30, January 10th - February 28th, at Burning Coal Theatre at the Murphey School (224 Polk St., Raleigh). The class fee is $155.For further information on Burning Coal's ongoing education programming, contact Ian Finley at (919) 834-4001 or burning_coal@ipass.net