Public Speaking
Vienna Shakespeare offers open-enrolment acting classes and workshops, in which you learn how to perform Shakespeare's works in their original English.
All our classes are taught in English by the American actor, opera singer and teacher, Catrina Poor.
Enrolment is open to students of all ages and levels of experience.
Classes
march
Open Acting Workshop

Performing Shakespeare
weekLY acting workshop
A weekly workshop focused on performing and discussing
scenes and monologues from your favourite Shakespeare's plays.
In a single class, we may do Portia's "the quality of mercy is not strained"....
Macbeth's "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" ... and Hamlet's "Get thee to a nunnery"!
This class is a perfect opportunity to try out a favourite role and talk through what makes these characters and plays so interesting and powerful.
The small classes ensure that you'll get tons of individual feedback and chances to perform.
This is the perfect class to bring a bit of Shakespeare into your life.
All levels of experience are welcome,
all character and performance choices are gender/age/type neutral.
CLASS DETAILS
SATURDAYS 12-14H
4 WEEKS
LOCATION:
KARLSGASSE 3, 1040
A NEW CLASS STARTS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
NO MORE THAN 7 PARTICIPANTS
PRICE:
ALL 4 SESSIONS €200
DROP IN SESSION €60
COVID REGULATIONS: 2G+
JULY - AUGUST
As You Like It

AS YOU LIKE IT
SUMMER acting workshop
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"
A summer of comedy, we'll dive into the whole play!
We'll work on every scene and character over the course of 4 weeks, and you can
choose if you'd like to come once a week or twice a week. You're also free to explore multiple characters over the course of the workshop!
CLASS DETAILS
4 WEEKS | 11. JULY - 5. AUGUST 2023
TUESDAYS 18-20H
SATURDAYS 12-14H
LOCATION
SCHILLERPARK, 1010
PRICE:
ONCE/WEEK €200
TWICE/WEEK €360
COVID RULES: 2G+
NO MORE THAN 12 PARTICIPANTS
APRIL
Romeo & Juliet

ROMEO & JULIET
SPRING acting workshop
"Romeo and Juliet", Shakespeares most famous and often most misunderstood tragedies.
We'll dive into the whole play, working on every scene and character over the course of 4 weeks.
You can choose a single character to focus on, or enjoy trying out all your favourite characters!
CLASS DETAILS
4 WEEKS | 2.APRIL - 29.APRIL
TUESDAYS 18-20H
THURSDAYS 18-20H
SATURDAYS 12-14H
LOCATION
KARLSGASSE 3, 1040
OR SCHILLERPARK
PRICE
CHOOSE HOW FREQUENTLY
YOU COME:
ONCE/WEEK €200
TWICE/WEEK €360
THRICE/WEEK €500
COVID RULES: 2G+
may & june
Open Acting Workshop

Performing Shakespeare
weekLY acting workshop
A weekly workshop focused on performing and discussing
scenes and monologues from your favourite Shakespeare's plays.
In a single class, we may do Portia's "the quality of mercy is not strained"....
Macbeth's "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" ... and Hamlet's "Get thee to a nunnery"!
This class is a perfect opportunity to try out a favourite role and talk through what makes these characters and plays so interesting and powerful.
The small classes ensure that you'll get tons of individual feedback and chances to perform.
This is the perfect class to bring a bit of Shakespeare into your life.
All levels of experience are welcome,
all character and performance choices are gender/age/type neutral.
CLASS DETAILS
SATURDAYS 12-14H
4 WEEKS
LOCATION:
KARLSGASSE 3, 1040
A NEW CLASS STARTS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
NO MORE THAN 7 PARTICIPANTS
PRICE:
ALL 4 SESSIONS €200
DROP IN SESSION €60
COVID REGULATIONS: 2G+
SEPTEMBER &OCTOBER
Monthly Acting Workshop

Performing Shakespeare
weekLY acting workshop
A weekly workshop focused on performing and discussing
scenes and monologues from your favourite Shakespeare's plays.
In a single class, we may do Portia's "the quality of mercy is not strained"....
Macbeth's "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" ... and Hamlet's "Get thee to a nunnery"!
This class is a perfect opportunity to try out a favourite role and talk through what makes these characters and plays so interesting and powerful.
The small classes ensure that you'll get tons of individual feedback and chances to perform.
This is the perfect class to bring a bit of Shakespeare into your life.
All levels of experience are welcome,
all character and performance choices are gender/age/type neutral.
CLASS DETAILS
SATURDAYS 12-14H
4 WEEKS
LOCATION:
KARLSGASSE 3, 1040
A NEW CLASS STARTS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH
NO MORE THAN 7 PARTICIPANTS
PRICE:
ALL 4 SESSIONS €200
DROP IN SESSION €60
COVID REGULATIONS: 2G+
Contact & Impressum
Vienna Shakespeare
Karlsgasse 3/5 1040 Wien