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Special Session Course
ENGL 295: SHAKESPEARE IN STRATFORD On-Campus class meetings: 1:00-4:00 PM, Monday-Thursday, July 10-20,
2000 Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, England: July 22-30, 2000
Approximate Price: $TBA per person, double occupancy
Application Deadline is April 3, 2000
Course Description: The aim of this course is to
combine a traditional literary examination of Shakespeare's dramatic works
with an extensive analysis of the plays in performance. To accomplish these
goals, the students will spend the first two-thirds of the course reading,
discussing, and writing about a group of six plays; then, in the final
third, the class will travel to Stratford-upon-Avon to take up a one-week
residency at the Shakespeare Centre, where they will focus on these same
plays in production, as performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company and
one of the companies in residence at Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London.
The Trip to Stratford Features:
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Round-trip transportation to Newark by chartered bus
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Round-trip air fare on a regularly scheduled Virgin Atlantic flight from
Newark to London
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Round-trip transportation from London to Stratford by chartered bus
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Seven nights at a quality Stratford Bed and Breakfast, including a meal
each morning
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One week's residency at the Shakespeare Centre, including workshops, discussions,
and guest speakers
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Tickets for five Shakespeare plays performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
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Backstage
tour of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST)
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Tours of Shakespeare's Birthplace, Mary Arden's House, Anne Hathaway's
Cottage, and Warwick Castle
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Full-day trip to London, including tickets for one play at Shakespeare's
Globe Theatre
The Shakespeare Centre: The Shakespeare Centre is
a library and educational institution managed under the joint auspices
of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Shakespeare Institute of the
University of Birmingham. Residential programs arranged by the Shakespeare
Centre concentrate on plays in the current repertoire of the Royal Shakespeare
Company (RSC) at their three Stratford theaters. The usual pattern during these
programs is to offer one or more lectures or classes on a play before the
students have seen it on the stage, followed by a discussion of the production
on the day after the students have attended the performance. The basic
aim is to increase the students' awareness of the interpretive potential
within
the printed text by identifying and examining the performance choices
made in current RSC productions.
Lectures and discussions are supplemented by question-and-answer sessions
with principal actors from the RSC productions, as well as workshops with
designers, voice coaches, or other members of the Company staff. The Centre
also arranges excursions to sites of historic interest owned by the Shakespeare
Birthplace Trust, such as the house where Shakespeare's Mother, Mary Arden,
once lived, and the
cottage belonging to Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Inspired by the efforts
of an American actor, Sam Wannamaker, and financed by contributions from
Shakespeare enthusiasts all over the world, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
is a reconstructed version of the Elizabethan theater in which many of
Shakespeare's plays were originally performed. The new Globe attempts,
within the limitations of modern building codes, to recreate as faithfully
as possible the theatrical conditions experienced by Shakespeare's actors
and audiences. Open to the sky on the banks of the Thames River in London's Southwerk section, Shakespeare's Globe is a beautiful theatrical complex
that will eventually house two theaters, a permanent historical exhibition,
a library, and an education and research center, as well as several shops,
a cafeteria, and a pub.
Trip Directors: Your trip directors are Dr. Michael Friedman and Dr. Jones DeRitter, both Professors in the Department
of English at the University of Scranton. Dr. Friedman specializes in the
teaching of Shakespeare, and Dr. DeRitter, the Chair of the English Department,
has acted in productions of Shakespeare's plays.
Reservations: Space is limited, so it is important
that you apply for admission to the course as soon as possible. Reservations
can be confirmed with the remission of a $100 deposit. Balance of payment
must be made by May 15, 2000. All check
s are to be made payable to the
University of Scranton. For further information and an application form,
contact Dr. Michael Friedman (941-4229), McDade Center for Literary and
Performing Arts, Rm. 210.
Earn Three Credits at One-Third Tuition: The price
of the course includes tuition for three credits at one-third the normal
cost for a summer course. ENGL 295 is approved for General Education credit
in Humanities. English and Theatre majors may count it as a major
elective.
Cancellation Charge: If it is necessary to cancel
your trip for any reason after May 15, 2000, a substantial cancellation
fee will be charged. This charge is mandated by the airlines because of
the nature of the special fare for this trip, and it cannot be refunded
under any circumstances. Any course participant who cancels his or her
reservation within 30 days of departure is not guaranteed any refund. You
may wish to consider trip cancellation insurance available from y
our insurance
agent.
Travel Insurance and Passports: All tour participants
are strongly recommended to purchase personal liability insurance for the
duration of the trip to Stratford, since the University of Scranton and/or
its faculty and agents accept no responsibility for the personal liability
of the course participants. It may also be advisable to procure baggage
insurance; your insurance agent can advise you in this area. Participants
are personally responsible for obtaining a valid passport under which to
travel overseas.
Responsibility: The bed and breakfasts, airline,
and other suppliers providing services for this course are independent
contractors. The University of Scranton, the Shakespeare Centre, and the
Trip Directors are not responsible for the negligent acts and/or omissions
of these independent contractors, their employees, agents, servants, or
representatives. The U of S and its affiliates give notice that in issuing
tickets an
d coupons for travel conveyance or transport by any means, and
in making arrangements for lodgings, they are not acting as principals
but as agents only for the companies (travel, transport, and accommodation).
Accordingly, both the Shakespeare Centre and Travelworld and their affiliates
will accept no responsibility or liability in respect of either person
or property for any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay, or irregularity,
however occasioned, sustained, or suffered in or during any journey, t
rip,
or tour, or in carrying out any arrangements booked by or through them,
and notwithstanding that their principal may be a foreign company, corporation,
or person. The U of S also gives notice that it is not acting as agent
for passengers effecting the bookings. The U of S has booked seats with
an international air carrier which is subject to international conventions
limiting its liability; the limitations of liability are contained on the
reverse side of your airline ticket and form part of the
terms and conditions
hereof.
NOTE: Total cost is based on full
enrollment and is therefore subject to change prior to full payment.
For more information and an application form contact: Dr.
Michael Friedman, Department of English, McDade CLP 210, (phone) 941-4229.
This year's plays will be: The Comedy of Errors, Henry IV, Parts I and
II, As You Like It, and Romeo and Juliet at the RST, and Hamlet at the
Globe Theatre. |
