Group A

For information please write to: skene@ateneo.univr.it

 

BA students (third year and near-graduates); Master’s and Doctoral students, as well as schoolteachers (Group A). Students of group A should have at least a B2 level in English.

Participants in the summer school are free to choose in-person or remote attendance (group A only). Minimum attendance: 80%.

The summer school is designed as a cycle of lectures and workshops offered in a face-to-face environment or as synchronous online teaching (only for Group A activities). Participants in group A are free to choose the most suitable mode. 

From 20 to 25 July the sixth edition of the Verona Shakespeare Fringe (VSF) will take place at the Teatro Ss Trinità in Monte Oliveto. Attendance to the shows and the Q&A sessions is compulsory for the students of the summer school. 

The Summer School will admit up to 75 participants (35 in Group A, 30 in Group B and 10 in Group C)

Classes will be held in English. Minimum attendance: 80% on site (or online for group A students). Participants in group A are free to choose the most suitable mode.

Students of group A will receive some study material by 15 June 2026

Participants can book their accommodation independently, taking into account that the summer school activities will take place in the following locations:

Some options for independent booking:

Applications are open and will close on 1 May 2026.
 
Admitted candidates will be notified by 8 May 2026. Candidates will need to confirm their participation by 13 May 2026.
People on the waiting list will be contacted by  18 May 2026.
 
The deadline for the tuition fee payment is  26 May 2026. Withdrawals will be accepted within 7 days of the date of the payment.

End-of-course essays will be due by 31 October 2026.

Group A programme

Lecturers:

Silvia Bigliazzi (University of Verona)

Petra Bjelica (University of Verona)

Fernando Cioni (University of Florence)

Paul Edmondson (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Sidia Fiorato (University of Verona)

Evgeniia Ganberg (University of Cambridge)

Jason Lawrence (University of Hull)

Sonia Massai (Sapienza Università di Roma)

Iolanda Plescia (Sapienza Università di Roma)

Andrea Peghinelli (Sapienza Università di Roma)

Cristiano Ragni (University of Verona)

Beatrice Righetti (University of Verona)

Emanuel Stelzer (University of Verona)

Stanley Wells (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Roberta Zanoni (University of Verona)