Manhattan Freestyle Lab this month, plus more to come in 2027!
Freestyle Labs are community conversations hosted by NYSX on a variety of topics. Each lab begins with a brief performance of excerpts from Shakespeare that highlight the topics to be discussed. Next, the performers are joined by additional non-performer experts for a moderated panel discussion. Finally, we will open up the discussion for questions or observations from the audience.
We are currently touring all five boroughs with a series of Labs on the following theme:
Ages & Stages
How Shakespeare helps us think about youth, experience, inter-generational relationships, and the many ways we "come of age" in a lifetime
Next up:
November 14th, 2026
4-5:30pm
El Barrio's Artspace / PS109
New York, NY
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Past Labs in this series:
August 29th, 2026
Brooklyn Heights Library Branch
Brooklyn, NY
August 1st, 2026
Everything Goes Book Café
Staten Island, NY
The Ages & Stages series will finish up in 2027 with Labs in Queens and The Bronx - stay tuned for details!
Would you like to be a panelist in one of our remaining Ages & Stages Labs?
Actor-Panelists perform in the first section of the Lab and join the panel discussion for the rest of the event. We are seeking actors with strong Shakespeare performance experience in the following age ranges:
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- Actors under 30 - to play roles such as Juliet, Romeo, Regan, Prince Hal
- Actors over 40 - to play roles such as Capulet, Lady Capulet, Cleopatra, Marc Antony, Beatrice, Benedick
- Actors over 50 - to play roles such as Lear and King Henry IV
Non-actor Panelists join the post-performance panel discussion and offer points of view based in personal expertise and experience. We are especially interested in panelists who may represent the following fields/professions:
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- Education
- Health Care (physical and/or mental)
- Social Services
- Politics and/or Community Organizing
- Physical Therapy/Personal Training
- Doulas (birth, post-partum, or end-of-life)
- HR Professionals
If you would like to be considered for a panelist spot in a future Lab, please email us with a brief message about yourself and the perspective you bring to this conversation!
AND REMEMBER:
Even if you don't join us in either of those roles, you're surely a fit for the most important role - AUDIENCE!
These community discussions need a robust community to be a success, so we do hope you'll plan to join us for one of our upcoming Labs.