Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble - Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision

The Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble "exists to engage a variety of Queensland communities with the works of William Shakespeare - in order to strengthen the connections and relationships between community members, and to create evocative, engaging theatre that awakes the senses and impassions the lives of its audiences and artists."

QSE believes in the inherent artistry of every human being, and in the central value of the performing arts in the life of all communities. QSE's view of the function of theatre is that the sharing of our deepest desires and fears through performance is as old as humanity itself, and assists in healing ruptures in our communities.

QSE does this through performance, training of students, teachers, and actors, and a variety of community engagement projects such as the Prison Project (see below).

QSE sees theatre primarily as a medium for a community to speak the unspoken, and to ask the questions that are important to its survival and development. The Ensemble's core belief is that this process is most powerful when it is undertaken by a community of actors who train and work together on a regular basis.

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