Camp Shakespeare

Camp Shakespeare 2008

Please note: applications are now due April 15th instead of April 1st

Camp Shakespeare, a component of The University of Texas Shakespeare at Winedale Program, is a two-week residential camp for young people, ages 10-16, held in the small town of rural Round Top, Fayette County, Texas, with daily activity at the University of Texas Winedale Historical Center, located five miles away.

A young Camp Shakespeare participant

Noah Sgovio,
Camp Shakespeare 2004

Camp Shakespeare is dedicated to exploring a Shakespearean play through performance. This is an experience in daily performance, in exploring language and character, in doing, playing at play. It is not an "acting" or "theater" camp. Here, we celebrate the creative process. We do not rehearse "shows."

This observation by a former (1980) Shakespeare at Winedale student whose daughter (age 12) attended Camp Shakespeare says quite a bit about what happens at Camp Shakespeare:

Their accomplishment [at Camp] is the more remarkable when we consider that none of these students are theater or drama students but only kids interested in working together to explore a play through performance, the original purpose of Shakespeare at Winedale. In the process, their play becomes a vehicle for their exploration of language, of social encounter and problem-solving, for developing self-confidence and self-esteem, verbal and written expression, and, through Shakespeare, for gaining insight into the human condition.

Camp Shakespeare accepts applications from candidates anywhere, in public, private, or home schools. Experience with theater or with Shakespeare is not necessary. Commitment to working long hours daily at play with others is.

Camp Dates

Camp Shakespeare will offer two sessions for Summer 2008:

Session #1: Sunday, June 8 - Saturday, June 21
Session #2: Sunday, June 29 - Saturday, July 12

Camp Fee

The cost of Camp Shakespeare '07 is $900.00. Some scholarships are available.

Questions of any kind about Camp Shakespeare '08 should be directed to Doc Ayres at jayres@cvtv.net. Students wishing to learn more about the process of Camp Shakespeare may wish to participate in the Spring activities of the Outreach to Schools Programs or "Saturday Shakespeare" workshops at The University of Texas directed by Clayton Stromberger, cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu.

For a full description of Camp Shakespeare's staff, daily schedule, application process, and more, please download the full information guide (PDF, 98K)

Applications

Please note: applications are now due April 15th instead of April 1st

Application for former camp students (PDF, 64K)
Application for new students (PDF, 56K)