Spreckels Theatre Education Program

09/02/2026

Kinda chic to join STEP this season!

08/27/2026

I bet you didn’t know that these popular actors have done Shakespeare! Join the list of talented performers with this kind of range, register for our Spooky Shakespeare scenes!

1. Cynthia Erivo as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and as Elphaba in Wicked.
2. Sadie Sink as Annie in Annie and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
3. Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family and Hyppolyta in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
4. Tom Holland as Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot and as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

Spooky Shakespeare Scenes
Instructed by: Hannah-Jane Dakin

Ages 12-17
Tuesdays/Thursdays: 4-6pm
October 13-November 14
Performance: November 14
Tuition: $350

During this 5-week class, students will explore scenes featuring some of Shakespeare’s
most well-known ghosts, witches, fairies and supernatural characters that will culminate
in a performance of the spookiest scenes that Shakespeare has to offer! Scenes for this
class will be pulled from plays such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and The Tempest. Students will work with each other, bringing the
scenes to life on the stage in collaborative ensemble pieces and solo scenes. This class
will give theatre students the opportunity to learn about verse, language, theme and
character through Shakespeare’s most delightfully ghoulish and haunting works!

For questions, please contact Education Director, Cecelia Hamilton-Lee at [email protected].

08/26/2026

RIP to these 2 legends.

08/21/2026

Come get spooky with us this fall with Hannah-Jane Dakin’s Spooky Shakespeare Scenes class!

Spooky Shakespeare Scenes
Instructed by: Hannah-Jane Dakin

Ages 12-17
Tuesdays/Thursdays: 4-6pm
October 13-November 14
Performance: November 14
Tuition: $350

During this 5-week class, students will explore scenes featuring some of Shakespeare’s
most well-known ghosts, witches, fairies and supernatural characters that will culminate
in a performance of the spookiest scenes that Shakespeare has to offer! Scenes for this
class will be pulled from plays such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and The Tempest. Students will work with each other, bringing the
scenes to life on the stage in collaborative ensemble pieces and solo scenes. This class
will give theatre students the opportunity to learn about verse, language, theme and
character through Shakespeare’s most delightfully ghoulish and haunting works!

For questions, please contact Education Director, Cecelia Hamilton-Lee at [email protected].

08/20/2026

To say that our kids have range is an understatement!

08/19/2026

The instructors when we find out YOU signed up for The Addams Family Musical! There are only 7 spots left, so run don’t walk to register!

The Addams Family Musical: Young@part

Director: Zachary Hasbany
Vocal Director: Malik Charles D Wade I
Choreographer: Karen Miles

Grades 7-12 or ages 12+
Rehearsals begin: January 9, 2027
Rehearses: Mondays/Wednesdays: 4:15-7:30pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm
Performs: March 12-21, 2027
Tuition: $700
Capacity limited to 30 students

For questions, please email Education Director, Cecelia Hamilton-Lee at [email protected].

08/12/2026

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes! Join us this fall for some Spooky Shakespeare scenes! Have you registered yet?

Spooky Shakespeare Scenes
Instructed by: Hannah-Jane Dakin

Ages 12-17
Tuesdays/Thursdays: 4-6pm
October 13-November 14
Performance: November 14
Tuition: $350

During this 5-week class, students will explore scenes featuring some of Shakespeare’s
most well-known ghosts, witches, fairies and supernatural characters that will culminate
in a performance of the spookiest scenes that Shakespeare has to offer! Scenes for this
class will be pulled from plays such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream and The Tempest. Students will work with each other, bringing the
scenes to life on the stage in collaborative ensemble pieces and solo scenes. This class
will give theatre students the opportunity to learn about verse, language, theme and
character through Shakespeare’s most delightfully ghoulish and haunting works!

For questions, please contact Education Director, Cecelia Hamilton-Lee at [email protected].

08/05/2026

Join us this fall for some spooky Shakespeare!

Spooky Shakespeare Scenes

Instructed by Hannah-Jane Dakin
Classes: October 13-November 14, Tuesdays/Thursdays: 4-6pm
Performances: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Ages 12-17
Tuition: $350
Capacity limited to 20 students

Synopsis:
“By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.” (Macbeth. 4.1)

During this 5-week class, students will explore scenes featuring some of Shakespeare’s most well-known ghosts, witches, fairies and supernatural characters that will culminate in a performance of the spookiest scenes that Shakespeare has to offer! Scenes for this class will be pulled from plays such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest. Students will work with each other, bringing the scenes to life on the stage in collaborative ensemble pieces and solo scenes. This class will give theatre students the opportunity to learn about verse, language, theme and character through a selection of Shakespeare’s delightfully ghoulish and haunting works.

07/30/2026

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