Nichols Students Perform at the Folger Shakespeare Library Conference in Western New York

The Folger Shakespeare Library held a satellite workshop in Buffalo, NY. Nichols Upper School students Kate Coburn, Clare Ring and Jeremiah Williams joined me at the Ujima Theater on Friday, April 28th, 2023 as part of a larger program of performance demonstrations by schools and professional theater companies. We shared exercises used to access Shakespeare’s As You Like It as we explored themes of race, class and accessibility.  Nichols Alumna Dr. Nora Williams Platt, professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama at the University of Essex, visited our advanced acting class to help us get started in this work. I’ve included a photo of the demonstration (captured by Andrea Mancuso) to give you a taste. I’ve also attached a pic of my chalkboard filled with the ideas and themes generated in class discussion that ultimately shaped our performance work.