Meet dedicated Winters Friends of the Library (WFoL) volunteer, Marylou Linvill! Marylou says: In my working life, I have been a professional puppeteer, and more recently, a teacher at Douglass Middle School in Woodland. WFoL is my favorite organization in Winters, and over the years, I’ve held different organizing positions as a friend of […]
Sign Ups For the 2018 Winters Shakespeare Workshop Now Open
Actors sign up now! Teens ages 13-19, can sign up to perform in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream! Be part of the first Winters Shakespeare Workshop production on our new Park Playground Stage in summer 2018. Sign ups are now open for Winters Shakespeare Workshop (WSW) 2018 season. WSW is a 5-week intensive acting camp […]
Winters Shakespeare Workshop Job Opportunities
WSW 2019 postponed. Check back later this year for 2020 Season enrollment. (post updated for 2019) Winters Shakespeare Workshop is a 5-week production/workshop now in our 21st season.Work with professional director and music director to run workshop for teens thatculminates in an outdoor production of The Comedy of Errors, set in the 1980’s, with music […]
And the 2017 Winner Is…..
Keith and Diane Cary are the winners of the 2017 Big Day of Giving Donor Thank You raffle. In addition to being generous donors for the Big Day of Giving, Diane and Keith have also coordinated the WFoL Concerts at the Gazebo for the past 15 years. The prize this year is the Shakespeare Picnic […]
6 Shakespeare Quotes: What’s Your Favorite?
Are you a Shakespeare fan? Here are a few of our favorite quotes from the bard, what are yours? Let us know on FaceBook or instagram! Do you have a teen who wants to become a Shakespeare Fan? Click here to sign-up for the Teen Winters Shakespeare Workshop here.
Give for a Chance to Win Our #BDOG2017 Shakespeare Picnic Basket
We all know it feels good to give. But sometimes, it is also kind of fun to know that you might get, too. Take a look at our 2017 Big Day of Giving, #BDOG2017, donor thank you prize—the Shakespeare Picnic Basket. It is a beautiful picnic basket filled with local goodies, tableware and items to […]
WFoL and Project Playground Partner to Rebuild the Stage
In 1989, the community of Winters joined together to finance, design, and build the beloved Wooden Park. This playground has been a place of discovery, recreation, and make-believe for two generations. Despite living past its anticipated life span of 25 years, the current play structure can no longer be patched up—it is in need of […]
Sign Up Now for Teen Actors Workshop- 2017!
Actors sign up now! Teens, ages 13-19, can sign up now for the 2017 Winters Shakespeare Workshop – Five intensive weeks of training and rehearsal, ending in a production of The Tempest by Shakespeare. The show this summer will be set on a tropical island. What is Winters Shakespeare Workshop? Winters Shakespeare Workshop is a […]
Why WFoL Loves Drama
Winters Friends of the Library is a proud supporter of theater programs for young people. We have supported the Winters Shakespeare Workshop, a summer program for teens, since 1999. This year we are bringing artists-in-residence Voice of the Wood to lead performance workshops with 5th grade classes at Rominger School and to perform for the […]
Sign Up Now for Teen Actors Workshop 2016!
Spend your summer evenings on stage! Make new friends as you create and perform a complete production of a play by Shakespeare! Actors, ages 13-19 can sign up now for the 2016 Winters Shakespeare Workshop – a 5-week intensive performing workshop, ending in a production of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Director and actor, Andrew […]
Winters Shakespeare Workshop Receives California Arts Council “Local Impact” Grant
Winters Shakespeare Workshop has been awarded a Local Impact grant of $4275 from the California Arts Council. The grant funds will support a summer theater program for children ages 7-11 and after-school drama clubs at four Winters school sites. Winters Shakespeare Workshop, a program of Winters Friends of the Library, is the only organization in […]
The Comedy of Errors July 17 and 18, 2015 in Winters
Don’t miss this Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18 at 8 pm night to enjoy the fabulous production of the Comedy of Errors by Winters Shakespeare Workshop. Head down to the Winters City Park at the corner of 4th and Main in Winters, CA to enjoy culture, community and creativity. The Winters Shakespeare Workshop […]
