Programs

Youth Bridge programs raise awareness about under-resourced education systems and promote initiatives that will make a meaningful difference in the lives of students in these schools.

Shakespeare Abroad

The theater projects in the Republic of the Marshall Islands provide a unique educational activity that uses classic plays to build confidence and literacy skills in students in the Islands. In the summer of 2006 Youth Bridge successfully produced a bilingual production of Romeo and Juliet in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have expanded to support projects in China and Russia and have returned to the Marshall Islands and Bosnia. A full list of our productions can be found below.

Film and New Media
In addition to play production and research Youth Bridge Global produces documentary films about the social issues that the play participants face. We support documentary and photography work of local and international independent filmmakers.

Our work to date

Summer 2010 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in conjunction with China Education Initiative, Beijing, China
Winter 2010 – Hamlet, Marshall Islands

Summer 2009 – Much Ado about Nothing – Bosnia and Herzegovina (Documentary film coming soon. MTV press coverage.)

Summer 2008 – Romeo and Juliet, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Winter 2008 – Comedy of Errors, Marshall Islands

Summer 2007 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bosnia and Herzegovina & Montenegro
Summer 2007 – Support for the Moscow Theater Arts School’s character building program in Moscow Orphanages
Winter 2007 – Much Ado About Nothing, Marshall Islands

Summer 2006 – Romeo and Juliet, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Winter 2006 – Romeo and Juliet, Marshall Islands

Winter 2005 – Twelfth Night, Marshall Islands

Winter 2004 – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Marshall Islands (Documentary film available)