Welcome to the
VIOLA PROJECT

Shakespeare
for Girls

The Viola Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young women through the understanding and performance of Shakespeare's plays. We provide a space where gender, race and age pose no obstacles, where girls can be whoever they want to be. Even Hamlet.

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Our Workshops

Summer interlocking camp

By the Sword/ Fight!

Jan 21st 10am-4pm

Fight for honor, for survival, or just for fun with this one-day workshop on Shakespeare's most contentious characters. Learn the basic techniques of stage combat and use them safely in scenes from your favorite action-packed plays. Punch, pull, strike and stab... create the illusion of vicious conflict while working in perfect harmony.

The tempest: An Enchanted Bootcamp

Style and Status

Feb 11th 10am-4pm

What does it mean to walk in Richard III's shoes? How do you move as a mischievous sprite or a stubborn mortal? Find out how to put the word to the action and the action to the word in this day long workshop exploring transformation and physicality.

Kids art / view our gallery