Currently, Gaudete Academy is focused on a summer show per year. In 2006 we began with the best of all possible plays, William Shakespeare's Hamlet, and have been performing ever since.

Since 1998, Emily C. A. Snyder, the director and founder of Gaudete Academy, has been working both independently, and within school and community theatre associations to create her unique brand of theatre that is as intensely interested in the true craft of the stage as well as the well-being of those who come together to produce a play. "It's the process, not the performance," she often says. That is, the real magic of stagecraft is that which occurs before any audience member ever filters in: in the self-confidence, the trust in others, the pleasure taken outside and inside the rehearsal space, the parts of one's personality that come to the fore in taking a role, the intelligence required to tackle difficult pieces, and the integrity demanded of each participant to work as a unified whole.

Miss Snyder is a recent graduate from Emerson College, earning her MA in Theatre in Education. A graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville's drama program, Miss Snyder has since also trained with the Theatre in England and Shakespeare School in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, England, as well as the ActOne Screenwriting Program in Hollywood, CA. She has taught at Hudson High School, as a drama teacher, as well as a music and stage director, as well as teaching and directing for six years at Hudson Catholic High School. In addition to the many school productions, Miss Snyder has also worked with the Arts Alliance and the Sudbury Savoyards, and most recently the Performing Arts Center of Metrowest and Framingham Community Theatre.

When not otherwise engaged, she spends her time writing, and is the published author of several novels, including those from the Twelve Kingdoms and her original Gothic Austen novel, Nachtsturm Castle. She is also a playwright in several genres.

As You Like It Comedy By William Shakespeare Performed August 2011 Portugese Club, Hudson, MA Gaudete Academy	The Taming of the Shrew Comedy By William Shakespeare Performed August 2010 Portugese Club Hudson, MA Gaudete Academy
Romeo and Juliet Tragedy By William Shakespeare Performed July 2008 Jacob's Hall, Marlborough, MA Gaudete Academy	Much Ado About Nothing Comedy By William Shakespeare Performed August 2007 Marlborough Middle School, Marlborough, MA Gaudete Academy
Hamlet Tragedy By William shakespeare Performed August 2006 Marlborough High School, Marlborough, MA Gaudete Academy

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Of Original Works

Math for Actors Short Comedy Written by Emily C. A. Snyder Available soon from Playscripts, Inc. Performed July 2009 St. Luke's Parish, Hudson, MA Gaudete Academy
Bearskin Opera/Ballet Music and Book by Emily C. A. Snyder Performed July 2003 At St. Mary's Hall, Marlborough, MA Gaudete Academy	The French Butler ~ An Evening's Diversion One Act By Emily C. A. Snyder Performed Summer 2002 At Saint Mary's Hall, Marlborough, MA Gaudete Academy

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We had a grand time putting on The Taming of the Shrew! If you missed any of it, please feel free to watch the following: Or check out our photo albums! Renderings and Behind the Scenes Photos from Tech and Dress Performance Photos We hope to see you same time next year!