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.
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Winter Classes
NOVEMBER
SCENES & MONOLOGUES
DROP-IN actors workshop
A deeper dive into Shakespeare's sonnets, with an emphasis on understanding the rhythm and rhetoric woven into the text itself, and how to bring out their hidden meanings in performance. Plus...cozy winter vibes.
SATURDAYS │ 14h - 16h │ SINGLE DROP-IN SESSIONS │ 6., 13. NOVEMBER │ COVID RULES: 2.5G's │ €60 PER SESSION │
SIGN UP FOR ALL 4 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER DROP-IN CLASSES FOR ONLY €200
Winter Classes
december
sonnets & Snowflakes
actors workshop
A deeper dive into Shakespeare's sonnets, with an emphasis on understanding the rhythm and rhetoric woven into the text itself, and how to bring out their hidden meanings in performance. Plus...cozy winter vibes.
SATURDAYS │ 14h - 16h │ SINGLE DROP-IN SESSIONS │ 4., 11. DECEMBER │ COVID RULES: 2.5G's │ €60 PER SESSION
SIGN UP FOR ALL 4 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER DROP-IN CLASSES FOR ONLY €200
Winter Classes
january - February
Macbeth
actors workshop intensive
& performance
And intensive performance workshop and staged production for more advanced students.
January will be spent developing character, exploring movement on stage and understanding the subtleties of the plot and politics. February is dedicated to final rehearsals, staging and performances for the public.
All casting is gender/age/type neutral.
MON 18h30 - 20h30 │ WED 18h30 - 20h30 │ SAT 14h - 16h │ 24 SESSIONS │ START DATE: 3. JANUARY │ COVID RULES: 3G's │ €700
Spring Classes
April
PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE
weekly actors workshop
A weekly workshop focused on performing and discussing various sonnets and scenes from Shakespeare's plays.
A perfect opportunity to try out a challenging role and get individual feedback and insight into a variety of Shakespeare's styles.
Learn to read the emotional cues Shakespeare left in the text, and make strong decisions that let you create a uniquely personal performance.
All casting is gender/type neutral, everyone is welcome to bring their favourite scenes and roles
SATURDAYS │ 12h - 14h │ 4 SESSIONS │ START DATE: 2. APRIL │ COVID RULES: 3G's │ €200
January
Mondays, 18h30 - 20h30
Wednesday, 18h30 - 20h30
Saturdays, 14h - 16h
24 Sessions
Starting 3.January
February
Mondays, 18h30 - 20h30
Wednesday, 18h30 - 20h30
Saturdays, 14h - 16h
24 Sessions
Starting 3.January
Contact & Impressum
Vienna Shakespeare
Karlsgasse 3/5 1040 Wien