I loved Marin Shakespeare Summer Camp.  I loved that we got to play so many fun games like Mafia or Assassin!  So far I’ve been in the camp for 2 summers.  One of the summers I was in 2 shows.  I think that these plays were the best ever!!!  The shows I have been in are Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and Macbeth.  I will totally do this again.  You should go to Marin Shakespeare Summer Camp because it is so much fun and Shakespeare is part of  history!!!

On my first day at Marin Shakespeare Camp at the Marin Arts and Garden Center, I was so excited.  This was going to be my second time there. I saw my old friends and met some new friends. At first, we played a fun memory game to learn each other’s names and then we did warm ups for our voices. Next, the counselors, two actors from the Marin Shakespeare Company, called us up on stage to work on projection. We announced our names, our favorite movie/book and last but not least, performed a cool move while saying, “Tada!” At the end of the first day, the camp counselors gave us a monologue for auditioning. “You can memorize a small part or just read from it. If you want a challenge, try to learn more of it.” I was so inspired, I memorized the whole thing. The next day, we each acted out the monologue and then got our parts. I was surprised because I got Antony in Antony & Cleopatra! For the next week and a half, we learned a lot about the play. We learned how to change our voice tones, what the play meant, and how to pronounce the words.  The day before the performance, our teachers were so proud of us that they let us play the most fun game ever where you had to figure out who committed a pretend crime! The day of the play, I was nervous. I slipped on my costume and then ran onto the stage, saying my first line, “My dearest queen…” It was very creative how we did the play, using the area around the stage and in the aisle between the audience’s seats.  We had a cast party after the play where we drank lemonade, ate brownies, and talked about what a good time we all had. This camp taught me many skills in a fun way. I was sad when it was over and now I can’t wait until next summer. This camp rates a ten out of ten!

Published Jan. 6:
Albert Goodwyn’s 2010 Top 5 article appears in the SF Bay Times

Link: http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?sec=article&article_id=14391

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!

July 8 – August 14

“By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.”

Murder, remorse, and madness stalk this bloody story of ambition and fate.

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THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICA (abridged)
by Adam Long, Reed Martin & Austin Tichenor
Directed by Robert Currier

July 22 – September 25

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”

This manic, irreverent romp through our nation’s story may leave you edified, but will certainly leave you laughing.

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THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jon Tracy

August 19 – September 25

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on
And our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

A magical, mysterious exploration of revenge and forgiveness, and the transitoriness of dreams.

A huge welcome to wunderkind director Jon Tracy, who will bring his own brand of magic to this enchanting romance.

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