bring OSF to your school

OSF Actor Anil Margsahayam teaching a workshop with students from Sheldon High School, Sacramento, California. Photo: Jenny Graham

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival's School Visit Program is now in its 42nd year. When a team of two actors visits a school, students see and hear works of Shakespeare and other great writers presented in ways that relate to their own experiences and engage their imaginations. Every fall, teams visit urban and rural schools in many Western states.

day visit

Two performances

Each show (appropriate for 6th grade-college) is approximately 45 minutes in length which includes time for a brief discussion with students following the show. Performances can be scheduled for groups of 25-500. You may select from the team's two performance programs:

Shakespeare program (a condensed version of one Shakespeare play or selected Shakespeare scenes built around a theme)
Combination program (combines Shakespeare and other dramatic literature, poetry and short stories)

One or two workshops

Following the two performances, the team will lead either two, one-hour workshops (limited to 35 students in each) or one, two-hour workshop (limited to 35 students).

Application form

more information

For information about the School Visit Program, or to schedule a visit, please call the Education Office at (541) 482-2111, ext. 414.

school visit partnership program

The goal of the School Visit Partnership Program is to create vital partnerships with teachers by providing professional development and curriculum that links to two, three or five day residencies. Schools are selected based on commitment of the faculty and administration and financial and cultural needs of the students. Scholarships are available.

For more information about the School Visit Partnership Program please call the Education Office at (541) 482-2111, ext. 414.

our sponsors

The School Visit and School Visit Partnership Programs are made possible by generous donations from these sponsors:

Helen Clay Frick Foundation
CenturyLink
Sandy and Katie Farewell
Koret Foundation
Lamb Baldwin Foundation
Nike, Inc.
Oregon Arts Commission
Joseph R. Parker Foundation
The Bill and Shirley Patton Fellowship Fund
Roger D. and Penelope C. Percy
Sharkey Family Foundation
Starseed Foundation
Stephen and Karen Tyler
Y & H Soda Foundation
Michelle and Paul Zygielbaum
Bowmer Society