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Family Workshop: My Shakespearean Monologue

Folger Theatre · Capitol Hill

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This works beautifully for families with kids ages 8-14 who are curious about language but might find traditional Shakespeare daunting. Skip it if your family needs passive entertainment, but if you want your kids to actively play with words and discover that Shakespeare's vocabulary can express *their* voice, this delivers exactly that.

The Folger Theatre's Capitol Hill location hosts this participatory workshop where families collaborate to build original monologues using Shakespeare's language as raw material. Rather than reciting the Bard's words, participants remix his phrases to articulate something genuinely personal—a clever inversion of how we typically experience Shakespeare. The morning and early afternoon sessions give flexibility for different family schedules, and the culminating performance transforms what could be a dry exercise into a moment of real vulnerability and pride. It's Shakespeare as a toolkit for self-expression rather than a text to master.

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Folger Theatre is in Capitol Hill. The nearest Metro station is Union Station (Red Line), located about a 10-minute walk away. The Blue and Silver Lines also serve Union Station, making it accessible from multiple directions across the city.
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