Shakespeare & A Classic – April 19-30

The excitement and vivid imagery of William Shakespeare, plus the riveting drama of a literary classic unfold in the Theater In The Mansion Educational Program’s production of Shakespeare & A Classic. Each spring, we pair one of Shakespeare’s timeless works with a piece of treasured classical literature and present them in two 45-minute productions, each followed by a student/actor question and answer session.

 Poe Evermore – November 1-17

Inside the imposing sandstone Victorian Mount Hope Mansion, Edgar Allan Poe and his characters and contemporaries wait to spin tales of mystery, horror and suspense. Each performance features three chilling works of the Master of the Macabre, plus his enduring poem, The Raven. Poe’s stories spring to life in the intimate theater rooms of the Mansion creating an outing your students will long remember.

A Dickens of a Christmas – November 29 – December 17

It’s hard to imagine a more conducive setting for witnessing and understanding the timeless works of one of the most noted writers of the 19th century than Victorian Mount Hope Mansion where, for the 20th consecutive year, “A Dickens Of A Christmas” will be showcasing the immortal Charles Dickens at his best. Students will enjoy Holiday performances by some of the most notable, and unforgettable characters that Dickens ever penned.

School Days at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire – September/October

For six day in the fall, students attend School Days at the Faire where they revisit the days of yore springing to life before their very eyes, participate in spirited competitions and frolic with Queen Elizabeth I, the nobility of her court, William Shakespeare, and the peasants and villagers of the 35-acre Tudor Village devoted to education and merriment during School Days at the Faire.

   To truly know a writer’s work, one must get to know the setting that inspired it or sheltered the writer during his creation of it. One of those places is Picturesque New England which fostered some of the finest writing in American letters from unique and powerful authors, including Hawthorne, Thoreau, Emerson, Melville, and Frost. Allow your students to be immersed in these places of inspiration with our New England Literary Tours.

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