The Adult Shakespeare Circle
(& Other Opportunities for Actors over 18)
The Adult Shakespeare Circle began with a small group of parents gathering and performing “readings” of plays. From readings, the adults progressed to performing Shakespeare Workshop Scenes, and finally, in 2006, their first full-length play, Twelfth Night. 
The adults continue to perform both Workshops and full plays. In 2008, during a full-length King Lear, they were joined on stage by several veteran YSP actors from the “youth” program. Works of G.B. Shaw have also recently been added.
The Adult Shakespeare Circle welcomes anyone of at least 18 years who is interested in understanding and performing the works of William Shakespeare. This group usually begins rehearsing in spring and performs in the fall. They rehearse on Monday evenings from 7-10 pm. 
YSP has several other programs for actors over 18. The Shakespeare Veteran's Challenge Project is open to actors 14-26 who have been in at least two previous productions at YSP.
The Dickens Dramatic Reading Society, which began in 2008 in order to give staged readings of selections from Dickens' novels and stories, includes veteran and adult actors.
An original adaptation of Our Mutual Friend, modeled after the Royal Shakespeare Company's Nicholas Nickleby and written by Richard DiPrima, will be staged at YSP in 2011, and includes younger actors as well as adults. YSP's seminars (Focused Workshops) on critical, literary, and dramatic aspects of Shakespeare’s works, are also available to both veteran actors and adults.
