“Patrick never had a negative word to say about anything any of us did. He didn’t settle for second best either, but he knew how to get it with his own passion and love rather than frustration or disappointment. He discovered the play with us and helped us find the performances we all wanted, making the process one of mutual excitement, texture, and fun… I felt, ‘Wow. When can I work with this guy again!'”

“Patrick has this innate ability to be completely present with a person and understand their needs as an actor, and as a student. As an acting coach, he was instantly aware of the problems that I was dealing with, and he gave me the tools to navigate similar situations in the future, including in A Chorus Line. He is a wonderful coach, a wonderful performer, and above all a wonderful person because he cares about his craft and is passionate about the work and how it affects others.”

"Get your butt off your couch and register for the Patrick Page studio!! It has been one of the best parts of my whole year. Just one day a week for four weeks. It will change you as a performer."

“Thank you so so much for facilitating such an enriching and invaluable experience these past 12 weeks. It is so rare that we, as actors, get the opportunity to dive into a play as deeply and as meaningfully as we've been given the time to do with Hamlet. I'm so grateful for the freedom to have been able to mine the text without pressure to 'perform', but also to speak and experience it through the dual, complicated lens of both actor and scholar. Thank you again for always providing me and the other studio members with opportunities to expand our creative practices and continue growing as humans.”

“I believe Learning Shakespeare is saving lives. You have several students in the class who have written to tell me that their Sunday evening commitment to class is what’s keeping them hanging on. Thank you. It’s a great class, but it’s more than that. We have built an ark. I am so grateful to you.”

“Thank you for the transformative experience of Learning Shakespeare. It transported me in ways I could have never imagined and are too numerous to list here. As Patrick stated, reading the great works changes us as human beings, and this class certainly did so for me! You both took such great care of us, and your passions and commitments to teaching and facilitating were evident at every turn.”

"Thank you so much. I can't begin to express my gratitude to Michael and Patrick for holding this space and for the integrity and structure they bring to it. Thank you for bringing the same integrity to the virtual space as much as you both do to the studio space. I am grateful that while Patrick holds the highest of standards in class, there is also room to play, grow and make mistakes in a safe environment. It is the perfect space for artists to grow. I was very thirsty for this space. I'm sure others were as well."

"I wanted to thank Michael and Patrick for hosting this class. Truly, it has been a light in this dark year for me and I'm sure fellow classmates feel the same. Hearing Patrick talk intricately and passionately about this text has certainly bettered my understanding of Shakespeare's works of art - that prior to this, was a struggle for me to break down. I know I still have quite the ways to go but I feel I am almost reignited in excitement for future work!"

"This was probably the most formative class I have taken at the studio and I feel changed from these questions and from the journey we have collectively been through right now."

"In just two sessions, I have learned more about the reading and understanding of Shakespeare's text than I did in two separate undergraduate courses (sadly, my graduate program offered none). As a young director, this course is essential to my development and your amazing generosity of allowing me to listen in is greatly appreciated."