Program Information

Number of Artists: 4

Grade Levels: 4-5, 6-8, 9-12, Family

Program Length: 50 minutes (performance); 45 minutes (workshops)

Ideal Audience Size: Flexible

Maximum Audience Size: Unlimited

Setup Time: Varies

Breakdown Time: Varies

Technical Requirements: Stage or open area, chair, dressing room

SOL Connections

English: 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 5.5, 5.6, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.5, 7.7, 8.3, 9.3, 10.3, 10.6, 11.5, 11.6, 12.3, 12.6

History and Social Science: WHI.6, WHI.12, WHI.13, WHII.2, WHII.3

Theater Art: M.1, M.2, M.3, M.6, M.8, M.9, M.13, M.14, M.15, TI.1, TI.2, TI.3, TI.6, TI.7, TI.8, TI.9, TI.10, TI.11, TI.12, TI.13, TII.3, TII.4, TII.8, TII.9, TII.10, TII.11, TII.12, TII.13, TII.14, TII.15, TII.16

Artists Fees

Single Fee: $600 - $800 plus travel

Back to Back Fee: $1000 - $1400 plus travel

Work Shop Fee: $300

Travel

$100 + .45 per mile from Washington, DC in the Bluemont service area

Bill's Buddies brought Shakespeare to Spotsylvania High School in May 2001

Bill's Buddies

Folger Shakespeare Library

Category

History, Poetry, Theatre Arts

Program Type

High School Assemblies, Middle School Assemblies, Elementary School Assemblies, Workshops, Residencies, Family Concerts

Subject Areas

Bill's Buddies is an ensemble of professional actors from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. The Buddies have brought Shakespeare to students for the past 16 years, bringing the Bard's works to life for all kinds of kids-novice to fans alike.

The Buddies perform lively scenes from the most familiar Shakespeare plays such as Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. They also present exciting tidbits from lesser known works, such as King John or Henry VI, part I. Performances get the students up on stage and into Shakespeare's language.

Audiences are encouraged to participate. In interactive pre-performance workshops of up to 50 participants, students are encouraged to speak, to act, and to play.