Spend two days delving into classical text and walk away with two new audition pieces
​and lots of useful tools for text work.

FYI: Class BASH'd is currently full. We are still accepting applications and you will be placed on a wait-list, as spaces may become available at a later date.
On day one, you will bring in a new monologue that you'd like to work on. After spending the day exploring this monologue with James, Julia, and the rest of the class, the BASH'd team will personally select a monologue for you, which you will explore on day two. At the end of the weekend, you'll have two new pieces ready for auditions.

$195 for two days
$155 Equity Discounted Rate
Register early, space is very limited.

To register, complete the application form, including your headshot, resume, and a brief intro. After your application is accepted, you'll be sent payment information.

Feel free to contact us with any questions: admin@shakespearebashd.com.
About James Wallis:
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James is a director and actor with a strong expertise in classical theatre. Outside of his work with Shakespeare BASH'd, James has worked with Resurgence Theatre Company, Tarragon Theatre, Theatre by the Bay, and the Stratford Festival.

James has been a Shakespeare fan all his life, having performed with Resurgence Theatre Company as a teenager and again as a professional later in his career. 

In 2010, James co-founded Shakespeare BASH’d with his wife, Julia. For the company, James has directed staged readings of Romeo and Juliet (2010), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2011), Edward II (2015), Volpone (2017), as well as the full productions of Romeo & Juliet, Love's Labour's Lost, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Twelfth Night. He played Petruchio in the company's Best of Fringe winning production of The Taming of the Shrew in 2012 and the remount in 2015, and played Benedick in their sold-out production of Much Ado About Nothing in the 2013 Toronto Fringe.

In addition, here are some of James’ selected theatre credits: A Midsummer Nights’ Dream, Shakespeare’s Magic and The Taming of the Shrew (Theatre by the Bay), Danny, King of the Basement (Roseneath Theatre, US Tour), Sleeping Beauty (Sudbury Theatre Centre), Paradise by the River (Shadowpath Theatre).

James participated in the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Directing  at the Stratford Festival, assistant directing Macbeth, Bunny, and Romeo and Juliet, as well as Julius Caesar in 2018.
About Julia Nish-Lapidus:

​Julia is a director, actor, and producer with extensive knowledge of classical text. In addition to her work with Shakespeare BASH'd, Julia has worked with the Stratford Festival, Theatre by the Bay, and Canadian Stage.

After falling in love with Shakespeare at the age of ten, Julia has spent her life studying the works of the Bard, with a focus on Shakespearean text (even studying grammar in university to better understand the language). 

In 2010, she co-founded Shakespeare BASH'd with her husband James, and went on to produce all of the company's sold-out productions.  She has worked as the Managing Director of Common Boots Theatre and as part of the team at The Theatre Centre. She just finished working as the Assistant Director on Private Lives at the Stratford Festival.

For Shakespeare BASH'd, Julia has directed Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, and the staged reading ofThe Duchess of Malfi. She has also performed in many BASH'd productions, including The Taming of the Shrew, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and Volpone (staged reading). 

Selected Additional Credits: The Tom & Gertie Letters Project (Co-Director), Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen and This Property is Condemned (Director, The Playwright Project), Modern Love (Co-Creator, Next Stage/Canadian Stage), As You Like It (Text Coach, Theatre By the Bay), Titus Andronicus (Text Coach. Hart House), and as an actor OVER, See Bob Run (Theatre Caravel), reasons to the pretty (The Labute Cycle), The Forest (Red One Theatre Collective), Dublin Carol (Fly on the Wall).​ 

Julia is a a graduate of the joint acting program at UofT and Sheridan College, a member of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Stage GYM program, and a current participant in the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction at the Stratford Festival.