{"id":257,"date":"2023-01-31T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/kansas-city\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2025-05-17T20:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:15:08","slug":"branch-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"homepage-block\" class=\"content-over-image \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/Visit_VirginiaHouse_Landing_0-1_withoverlay.jpg');\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"title\">The English-Speaking Union<\/h5>\n        \n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Richmond Virginia<\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"description\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">Celebrating 65 Years in Richmond<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The English-Speaking Union\u2019s diverse educational programs are the hallmark of our mission. Our programs highlight the broad base audience we serve\u2014students, educators, and members and are proud to be the founding sponsor of the unique and popular Shakespeare program for area high schools &#8212; <strong><em>The Bardathon!<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                                                                          \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/get-involved\/become-a-member\/join-branch\/\" class=\"btn btn-solid\" target=\"\">Join the Richmond Virginia ESU Branch<\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                                                 <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"side-scrolling-title\">Richmond Branch Programs and Projects<\/h2>\n      \n            <div class=\"side-scrolling-buttons\">\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small pre-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small nxt-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"scroll-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/richmondshakespeare.org\/bardathon\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/06\/bDSC08784-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-1024x768.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Bardathon<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Richmond Shakespeare\u2019s Bardathon offers an opportunity for students from many different schools to collaborate on the production of a single Shakespeare play. The program is produced with ongoing annual support from the Richmond Chapter of the English Speaking Union.\r\n\r\nBeginning in the fall, each participating school group is assigned a single scene in the selected Shakespeare play. Over the following months, students prepare this scene under the guidance of a faculty sponsor, and with the support of Quill Theatre education staff. The following spring (typically mid-March), pieces of the play prepared by each school group come together over the course of a full day of performance. The show is streamed live online to allow schools, parents, community groups, and other audiences to enjoy the performance. While most participating schools are from the Greater Richmond community, a Russian school from St. Petersburg has participated every year since the beginning of the program, nine years ago!<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/05\/Scholars-Tea-1024x768.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\"><\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Since 1957, the ESU has provided summer study abroad scholarships to middle and high school teachers at Oxford, Edinburgh and Shakespeare\u2019s Globe in London.  Each year the Richmond Branch sponsors one or two teacher\/scholars!\r\n\r\nOur teacher\/scholars bring back many creative ideas and energy to their classrooms, and also the occasional husband-to-be!<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/03\/wrench-4.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">The ESU Richmond Branch hosts many prominent authors and scholars including ESU\u2019s own Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series named after our founder. These renowned British and American speakers present programs on a wide range of  topics, including but not limited to, current events, history, language, literature, art, architecture, and travel.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/05\/Scholars-Tea-1024x768.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">TLab: Teachers Learning Abroad<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Since 1957, the ESU has provided summer study abroad scholarships to middle and high school teachers at Oxford, Edinburgh and Shakespeare\u2019s Globe in London.  Each year the Richmond Branch sponsors one or two teacher\/scholars!<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/05\/Mayor-1024x768.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Events of Note!<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">We host a variety of events including a recent visit from the Mayor of Richmond-upon-Thames and his wife.  They came to cement the long relationship between our two cities, and were honored with a tour of the Capitol by the Clerk of the House of Delegates.  Contact Jennifer Fidura at fidura@erols.com for a list of upcoming programs. <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"side-scrolling-title\">ESU National Educational Programs<\/h2>\n      \n            <div class=\"side-scrolling-buttons\">\n                  <a class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small view-all\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/\">What We Do<\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"cta-section small-width\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n\n                <div class=\"cta-title\">Get in touch with the Richmond Branch<\/div>\n        \n                <div class=\"cta-headline\">Email: fidura@erols.com<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"cta-button\">\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-257","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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