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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000 size=4 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Would you like to participate in internationally renowned actor training right in the heart of the Berkshires?</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#000000>For over 30 years,</FONT> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><STRONG>Shakespeare & Company's <FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Center for Actor Training</SPAN></FONT></STRONG> has </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#000000>asked the questions that underlie all of Shakespeare’s theatre: What does it mean to be alive? How should we act? What must I do? The training focuses on</FONT> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">heightening actors' abilities to engage, explore and express fearlessly</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> and to bring language, character and the physical instrument together in such a way as to help actors "to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature."</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Center for Actor Training has a number of workshops and programs coming soon to the beautiful Shakespeare & Company campus in Lenox, MA (just one hour southeast of Albany):</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>First Folio</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(August 21-25): What have the past 400 years of editing and scholarship done to the way Shakespeare is read and performed today? Have you ever thought that the original texts might be more useful to the working actor than all the modern editions put together? Dennis Krausnick, Shakespeare & Company's Director of Training, leads this workshop in an exploration of Shakespeare's earliest texts and their value to actors today. Participants will prepare two speeches from <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Romeo & Juliet</SPAN></I>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>Shakespeare and Gender</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(August 26-28): <FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT>Every participant will arrive with a speech by one male character and one female character and work on them from different points of view as we discuss how each of them feels, not only in the psyche but also in the body. Take a weekend with Shakespeare & Company's Founding Artistic Director, Tina Packer, and discover Shakespeare's women: who they are, what they do and why—and how they survive and thrive.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>***Special Offer!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Come for First Folio and stay through Shakespeare & Gender for a special price! Contact us for details.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><STRONG>The Conservatory Program</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(September 12 - December 17): The Conservatory at Shakespeare & Company is dedicated to training a new generation of classical actors in the skills required to master Shakespeare performance. By integrating the full range of disciplines—from clown and fight to rhetoric and dance—in a rigorous thirteen-week, college-accredited program, the Conservatory prepares young actors to establish themselves and learn how to succeed as professional actors.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#000000>Please note that <SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><FONT color=#000000>on-site</FONT> </SPAN>housing<SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> <FONT color=#000000>with kitchen access</FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#000000> is</FONT> included in the tuition for these programs. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Enrollment in these programs is limited, so please apply soon!</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR><FONT color=#000000>For information on these and other training opportunities with Shakespeare & Company, please visit our website: <A href="http://208.105.158.68/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://208.105.158.68/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.shakespeare.org/training" target=_blank>www.shakespeare.org/training</A>. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Any inquiries can be directed to the Center for Actor Training at: <A href="mailto:training@shakespeare.org" target=_blank>training@shakespeare.org</A>,</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> or by phone: (413) 637-1199 ext. 114</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>
<P><STRONG><FONT color=#000000 size=3 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">We hope to see you in Lenox!</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></STRONG></P></BODY></HTML>