Immerse yourself in the Applied Shakespeare graduate certificate program! Begin with an online, fully interactive graduate introduction to the upcoming Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) plays and other major Shakespeare works. Then, join your fellow students for an on-campus immersion at CU Boulder during the renowned Colorado Shakespeare Festival. You’ll explore acting, directing, interpreting and teaching Shakespeare in a fully interdisciplinary, experiential context with your fellow learners.

The program culminates in the completion of your own Applied Shakespeare capstone project, in which you create a presentation, workshop, paper, solo performance or script that intersects Shakespeare with a topic, specific population, or social issue of your choosing.

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NEW TO 2021:

We have a new online course in development for Fall 2021 called Teaching Shakespeare! This course can be taken independently of our graduate certificate, and is open to teachers & teaching artists as well as alumni of the Applied Shakespeare certificate program. It is also can also be taken in lieu of THTR 7004 for those students interested in earning their graduate certificate entirely online. See below for more information!

Testimonials from previous students:

The Applied Shakespeare program has been an invaluable experience for me on many levels. It has opened my eyes to multiple new ways of approaching Shakespeare studies.

-Jill Gordon

Not only does Applied Shakespeare offer a unique way of exploring how Shakespeare fits into our contemporary world and serves diverse populations, but with students coming from such varied backgrounds, each class session has been insightful and engaging, and our professors have been both incredibly knowledgeable and encouraging throughout the course and the initial stages of our capstone development.

-Devon Burke

What a lineup. This inspiring program provided us with face-to-face dialogue with the A-list of the leading Applied Shakespeare practitioners.

-Arthur Adams

Curriculum for 2021 Certificate Program

ENGL 5000: Intro to Applied Shakespeare (3 credits)

Mondays 3 - 5pm, January 18 - April 26, 2021

Online Course

Taught by Associate Professor of English David Glimp

Content focus: What is Applied Shakespeare? Analysis and discussion of plays in Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s 2021 season Initial brainstorming about students’ individual capstone projects Previous guest artists have included CSF Artistic Director Timothy Orr and Managing Director Wendy Franz, as well as directors of the summer season’s productions



THTR 5143: Shakespeare in Community (3 credits)

Mondays 3 - 5 pm, May 3 - July 12, 2021

Online Course

Taught by Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin Rich

Content focus: Applied Shakespeare in community, education, and new work Learn more about CSF’s season from CSF directors, dramaturgs and designers Students begin developing their own Applied Shakespeare capstone projects Previous guest artists have included Curt Tofteland (Shakespeare Behind Bars), Nancy Smith-Watson (Feast of Crispian), Sarah Enloe (American Shakespeare Center), and Kevin McClatchy (Shakespeare and Autism at OSU)



THTR 7004: Summer Shakespeare Intensive (3 credits)

Monday - Sunday, June 21 - 27, 2021

One week, on-campus intensive in Boulder, Colorado

Content focus: A variety of hands-on master classes taught by CU Boulder faculty and CSF guest artists, which will include acting, directing, voice, pedagogy and guest lectures Students will view rehearsals and performances in CSF’s summer season In-depth discussion of individual Applied Shakespeare capstone projects Students have up to one month following the intensive to complete and submit their individual capstone projects



NEW COURSE PROPOSED AND IN DEVELOPMENT FOR 2021!

THTR 5xxx: Teaching Shakespeare (3 credits)

Mondays 3 - 5 pm, Aug 23 – December 6, 2021

Online Course

Taught by CSF Director of Outreach Amanda Giguere

For students enrolled in the graduate certificate program who would like to earn their certificate entirely online, this class may be taken in lieu of THTR 7004

For teachers and teaching artists, this course may also be taken independently of the certificate program, for 3 graduate credits

Content focus: Pedagogies, lesson plans and exercises for making Shakespeare accessible for students of all ages and across multiple content



Admission and Application Requirements

We will be accepting our next class to the Applied Shakespeare graduate certificate program for the spring 2021 term.

To apply for this program you must possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution.

Application consideration begins on Nov. 16, 2020

Application deadline: December 1, 2020

You must provide:

Official Transcript (if electronic, please send to appliedshakespeare@colorado.edu) Statement of Purpose - one page in length (this is your writing sample) NOTE: Please include in your Statement whether you are applying for: a) the hybrid online/in person graduate certificate including THTR 7004 (the on-campus summer intensive); b) the entirely online graduate certificate including Teaching Shakespeare in lieu of THTR 7004; or c) Teaching Shakespeare as a standalone, 3-credit course. Letter of Recommendation from an academic or professional reference Complete the application form Your application will be reviewed by the program director and you will be notified of the decision via email.

Tuition

$638 per credit hour or $5,742 for the entire nine credits. This price applies for both CO resident and non-resident students.

Contact

appliedshakespeare@colorado.edu