Shakespeare In Detroit

Happy Pride from ❤️🧡💛💚💜💙💗

Thank you for having us, Ms. Allie! It's been a great week hosting youth summer conservatory auditions at Cass Tech.

YOUTH OPPORTUNITY 🚨⬇️

Attention young designers! Springboard to Design (SB2D), presented by Design Action and led by Tony Award-winning designers Clint Ramos and David Zinn, today announced the launch of The Springboard to Design Fellowship Program, a year-long, tuition-free, virtual mentorship experience for aspiring theatre designers from underrepresented backgrounds.

Designed for high school students and emerging designers ages 18-25, the program connects each Fellow with a professional designer in their chosen discipline—set, costume, lighting, projection, sound, and make-up design—offering direct mentorship, industry insight, and personalized creative feedback.

The Fellowship Program expands access to theatre design by providing mentorship, training, and community, empowering emerging designers to build confidence, develop skills, and envision a future in the arts. Fully virtual, the program allows participants to connect with mentors and peers from around the world.

SB2D pulls Fellowship Mentors from its esteemed community of Guest Artists, who are among the industry’s most celebrated designers. Collectively, the Guest Artists have earned 123 Tony Award nominations and 33 wins across design categories.

The program will begin in the Fall of 2027, running over the course of an academic year through Spring 2028, with regular mentor meetings, cohort sessions, and workshops scheduled throughout.

Applications are open July 1, 2026-March 31, 2027. The application includes a few short written responses, a brief introduction video, and 2-3 samples of artwork. Students will be asked to provide the contact information for one reference. For more information on the application, visit https://springboardtodesign.com/

Celebrating the end of the school year at Breithaupt Career and Technical Center with Detroit Public Schools Community District. The student-prepared food was incredible, and we’re always grateful for opportunities to connect with young people and educators doing meaningful work across the city.

Shakespeare in Detroit loves being active partners with our school communities and deeply appreciates vocational and career training programs like those at Breithaupt that help students build confidence, creativity, and real-world skills for the future.

Second day, second school of invitation-only auditions for our Summer 2026 Youth Conservatory.

This year, we’re working directly with teachers to help identify students for the cohort, creating a more intentional pipeline between our in-school work and summer learning opportunities at Shakespeare in Detroit.

Our goal is to build a focused conservatory experience for young artists who are curious, collaborative, and ready to grow through the work.

[UPDATE: This role has been filled] Are you reliable, punctual and detail-oriented? Check out this notice!

Do you love a corset moment… or not your thing?

With the Met Gala tomorrow, we’re bringing back our “How to Wear a Corset” video (22K views 👀).

Watch it on YouTube 🎥
Then tell us where you stand.

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