New classes this summer!

CYS has SIX, brand new Shakespeare classes for high school students this summer!
​ Learn more.

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who we are

Chicago Youth Shakespeare [CYS] is a nonprofit organization dedicated to putting Shakespeare in the hands of teenagers.​​

​Together we are...

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what we do

CYS programs and productions connect young people across Chicagoland with Shakespeare ​and with each other.

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why we do it

CYS has brought together over 9000 students from more than 70 different Chicago area neighborhoods, schools, and communities.
​​​Our programs are literally changing lives, just ask our students!

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