Summer 2024 camps have ended. Watch this space in the late fall for information about SUMMER 2025.
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Campers will enjoy:
• Physical games and activities
• Learning about and performing Shakespeare
• Interacting safely with peers
- Skilled and caring Teaching Artists
Read about our fantastic teaching artists.
2024 Youth Camps (ages 8 – 12)
We make it fun for young people to explore Shakespeare’s exciting characters, language and stories. Instruction will focus on creative play, character creation, and rehearsal, culminating in a performance of an abbreviated Shakespeare play.
3-week Young Company sessions, San Rafael (ages 8 – 12):
- June 17 – 28, Henry V – 514 Fourth Street, San Rafael – (2-week camp) Tuition: $650.
- July 1 – July 19, Twelfth Night – Forest Meadows Amphitheatre (No camp July 4) Tuition: $975.
- July 22 – August 9, Julius Caesar – Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, San Rafael Tuition: $975.
Monday through Fridays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Locations Vary, see above.
2024 Shakespeare’s Stories Camps (ages 5 – 8)
Our youngest campers will learn the stories and characters of Shakespeare’s plays through story-telling, creative dramatics, theatre games, and creative projects. A fun way to introduce children to the plays, and spark young imaginations.
July 22 – 26, Magic and Mayhem
July 29 – August 2, All the World’s a Stage
August 5 – 9, Witty Fools
1 week sessions, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Tuition: $300 per session.
Location: 514 Fourth Street, San Rafael
2024 Teen Camp (ages 12 – 19)
Work with a professional director to rehearse and perform Shakespeare’s beloved comedy. Dig deep into Shakespeare’s language and ideas, while honing acting skills and making new friends.
June 24 – July 12, Much Ado About Nothing (No camp July 4)
Monday through Fridays from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, $1,125.
Location: 514 Fourth Street, San Rafael
For information about upcoming Summer Camps or any of our Education Programs, contact our Education Director at 415-499-4487 or education@marinshakespeare.org
Other Summer Opportunities
- Technical Intern Program: providing training in all aspects of technical theatre for for high school students and young adults. Please email us for more information.
- Summer Actor Training Program: providing professional actor training and performance opportunities for students age 18 and older. This program will not be offered in 2024.
Summer Camp Videos
- A video of the summer camp performance on July 21, 2017 is available here, courtesy of parent Christine Jones: Much Ado About Nothing Young Company Performance
- A video of the summer camp performance on August 3, 2012 is available here, courtesy of parent Eric Cutter: Midsummer Night’s Dream Young Company Performance
Scholarships are available for all Marin Shakespeare Company classes; our goal is to include all students regardless of the ability to pay. Please contact us if you have any questions, or would like to apply for a scholarship.
2024 Summer Teaching Artists
Ash Baker
Ash Baker (she/they) is a performer, theater director, teaching artist, event producer and
photographer based in San Francisco, Ca.
Jon Demegillo
Jon Demegillo (he/him) is an actor, director, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was most recently seen as Micke in Let The Right One In at Berkeley Rep and also in a workshop of Pakiusap at Oakland Theatre Project. Previous teaching credits include: Marin Shakespeare Company (Play Power Program and Shakespeare Camp) and The Conservatory Theater Ensemble at Tamalpais High School. B.F.A- UNCSA.
Shayna Howett
Shayna Ann Howlett (they/them) is excited to teach with MSC this summer. Since 2023, they’ve directed musical theater with Tomorrow’s Youth Repertory in Alameda. They’ve taught acting intensives with White Rabbit Productions in Millbrae and Shakespeare literacy at Bay Area high schools with the SF Shakespeare Festival and the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.). Recent credits include ‘Measure for Measure’ (The Duke) with A.C.T. and ‘Cinderella’ (Ensemble) at Berkeley Playhouse.
Madelyn Ockner
Madelyn (she/her) is a current student at Vassar College, studying drama and neuroscience. She has just returned from a semester of classical acting training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Before Marin Shakes, Madelyn taught kids gymnastics and dance classes, as well as assistant directed for Mount Tamalpais School.