Canon City High School students will see Shakespeare taken from the page to the stage next week by the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at BoulderÂ’s acclaimed ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare Festival.
Two professional actors with the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare Festival will perform scenes, songs and sonnets in a program titled, “Boy Meets Girl Meets Shakespeare,” Monday, March 30, at Canon City High School, 1313 College Ave.
The actors will perform at two 50-minute assemblies beginning at noon and 1:30 p.m.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 300 students in English and drama classes in Canon City will participate in the “Living Shakespeare” program, an outreach project of the festival. The program is designed to supplement instruction on Shakespeare as both literature and theater.
Last year, close to 60 schools throughout ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ participated in Living Shakespeare. The outreach visits are made possible through partial funding from the Division of Continuing Education and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
For more information about the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Shakespeare FestivalÂ’s visit to Canon City High School, call Jane Cowperthwaite at (719) 269-6200.