CSF in the Schools: Shakespeare & Violence Prevention Tour
Packages start at $675. Subsidy available.
- Presented by: Colorado Shakespeare Festival
- Intermission: None
Reservations now open for the 2025-26 school year! Two performance options available:
- "The Tempest" (30-minute performance, recommended for grades 3 to 5)
- "Hamlet" (45-50 minute performance [TBA], recommended for grades 6 to 12)
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s touring program uses live performance and the latest school violence research. Students improve their Shakespeare literacy AND learn safe and effective intervention strategies they can use when they see mistreatment happening around them.
How does it work? Professional actors from CSF perform an abridged Shakespeare play onsite at your school (no field trips required), followed by 50-minute classroom workshops that help students connect situations in the play to situations they face every day. Students can step into the shoes of characters from the play and roleplay creative solutions. Bring some fun, interactive engagement to your classroom!
Almost 140,000 Colorado students have experienced this innovative program – shouldn’t yours be next?
Workshop Guidelines
- Limit of 30 students per classroom
- Workshops typically scheduled Tuesdays or Wednesdays during the school day.
Study Guides | Guías de Estudio for 2024-25
"Twelfth Night" (English | Español)
"Much Ado About Nothing" (English | Español)
Study guides from prior years can be found here.
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Packages start at $675. Please contact us (or use the "Reservation" button on the left) for pricing and to tailor a program for your school!
**Subsidies available for qualified schools upon request.
Questions? Ready to reserve a date for your school? Call us at 303-735-1181 or [email us].
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Partners
Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship
Program Sponsor
+Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Program Partner
+Artistic Team
Director, Hamlet
Kevin Rich*
+Director, The Tempest
Laurie Keith
+CSF Director of Outreach
Amanda Giguere
+CSF Outreach Staff
Heidi Schmidt
+Translator
Josue Miranda
+CSF Outreach Staff
Sarah Duttlinger
+Tour Manager / Ensemble
Emma Ackerman
+Ensemble
Kenny Fedorko
+Ensemble
Claylish Coldiron
+Ensemble
Stephanie Faatz Murry
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