Our Mission

"To illuminate meaning, expand understanding and deepen appreciation of Shakespeare's texts—through performances, workshops and lectures—providing invigorating, hands-on experience for students, teachers and communities throughout Colorado."

CSF Education offers a variety of programs and services for year-round Shakespeare education as well as summer opportunities to enrich your experience of the Festival.

Our Programs:

Camp Shakespeare 2010

July 19-August 7 
For students ages 10-18
Held at CSF’s facilities on the CU-Boulder campus, this popular three-week summer program focuses on the skills needed for acting Shakespeare.  Each class prepares a shortened version of the CSF season plays.

Adult Shakespeare Classes

Term B: July 7-August 8
Taught by members of the CSF company, offerings include: Beginning Acting, Introduction to Theatre, Acting Shakespeare and Stage Combat.  Offered by the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies.  Visit www.colorado.edu/summer for details and to register.

"Bethumped With Words"

Is your local area book club reading a play from our season?  Invite a CSF dramaturg to liven up the discussion.  Participating book club members also receive a discount on our productions.

School Programs

Experience Shakespeare through performances and workshops—through a new partnership between CSF Education and CU-Boulder's Department of Theater & Dance.

Visit the Teacher's Lounge —filled with handy script leads, Teacher Starter Packets, Shakespeare Competition alerts and more!

Community Programs

Suit the word to the action wherever it is found…avail yourself of educational goings-on around this year’s plays–our "Classics 101" and "Director/Designer Discussions" series at the Boulder Public Library, book discussions & book club opportunities off campus and around town.

Summer Programs

The plays the thing …. Classes for adults, Camp Shakespeare, picnic, Green Shows, talk with directors & actors and so much more …. get in the swing of a CSF summer.

Shakespeare Resources

Life-long learners, students, teachers—let CSF Education help take you into the world of Shakespeare, his plays and the relevancy of his works to the temper and pulse of our own time.