Summer on The Lawn:
The 7th Shakespeare Seminar
THE PLAY'S THE THING
Charlottesville, Virginia
June 27 - July 1, 2007
Program completed.
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No other figure has done as much to reveal our passions, explore our fantasies, tickle our imagination, and plumb the darkest depths of the human condition as Shakespeare. Join us in the historic heart of the University of Virginia and in picturesque Staunton, Virginia as we examine and enjoy the work of the 
American Shakespeare Center. Enjoy an interactive experience where participants work directly with actors, attend and critique performances, and engage in discussion with a faculty led by Ralph A. Cohen, executive Director of the American Shakespeare Center. See how Shakespeare created a world unto itself in his theater and enter that world from behind the scenes. Come see how one of the most talked about Shakespearean companies in the world brings the Bard to life in the amazing setting of the Blackfriars Playhouse, the only replica of Shakespeare's indoor theater in the world.
Praised by critics for "blowing the cobwebs out of Elizabethan drama," the American Shakespeare Center delights audiences at home and abroad with a fresh, energetic approach to Shakespeare. The company presents the work of Shakespeare under the performance conditions for which they were originally written, while providing an enriching program focusing on Elizabethan text and Shakespeare in performance.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Learn about Shakespeare’s theater and his work as a playwright and actor.
- See the world of illusion Shakespeare created night after night and how that world continues to evolve.
- Work with actors as they audition and cast roles, interpret scenes, and live with Shakespeare on a daily basis.
- Participate in workshops on casting, direction and staging.
- Enjoy unique performances of Romeo and Juliet, Love’s Labour's Lost, and The Winter’s Tale.
- Participate in critiques of performances led by faculty and participants.
- Enjoy one of the most beautiful and significant Shakespearean playhouses in the world today
- Forge a bond with a talented and dynamic troupe of players.
- Live and work in the Academical Village on the historic Grounds of the University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This seminar will give you an opportunity to explore the work of Shakespeare both behind the scenes and on the stage. It is designed for both Shakespeare and theater enthusiasts, history buffs, teachers, and anyone who enjoys travel and learning opportunities that provide intellectual stimulation in a welcoming and congenial environment.
This seminar offers unsurpassed value, rich content, and is part of an educational travel tradition with a long history of exceptional participant satisfaction.
PROGRAM LOCATION
This program will take place on the historic Grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819, the University of Virginia is the product of the vision and determination of Thomas Jefferson. The core of the University is the Jefferson-designed Academical Village, which reflects three of Jefferson’s strongest interests--education, architecture, and gardening. The Academical Village, with its ranges, terraced lawn, student rooms, faculty pavilions, colonnade walkways and the famed Rotunda, has been proclaimed the most significant architectural achievement of the nation’s first 200 years.
Rich in history, architectural treasures, and natural beauty, Charlottesville is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 120 miles southwest of Washington, DC, and 70 miles west of Richmond. Charlottesville (airport code CHO) has extensive air service provided by US Airways, United Air Lines, Delta Air Lines, and Northwest Airlines.
Ground transportation is provided by Amtrak and Greyhound. The Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport website offers schedules and booking for flights, hotels, and rental cars.
Before you arrive, you will be sent useful program materials and information about the University of Virginia and Charlottesville to help guide you here and prepare for the seminar.
For more information on Charlottesville and Albemarle County, visit the Charlottesville and Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau’s website.
PROGRAM LODGING
During the program you will have the option of staying in the University of Virginia's original Jefferson-designed student rooms on the Lawn or West Range, in Mr. Jefferson's Academical Village. During the academic year, living on the Lawn/Range is a great privilege. Selection is through a scrupulously democratic process that considers the full range of contributions each candidate has made to the University, whether in academics, the arts, athletics, community service, or through positions of leadership. These single occupancy rooms have telephones and are served by centrally located restroom and bath facilities. They are not air-conditioned but there is a fan in each room.
A limited number of air-conditioned dormitory rooms are available in U.Va.'s Brown College at Monroe Hill, which is located very near the center of the University, just a short walk from the Lawn and Rotunda and the program classroom. Most Brown College rooms share a bathroom with one other room.
A block of rooms have also been reserved at a local hotel. Please contact us for more information.
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Program Information | Faculty | Registration
Program Faculty
Ralph Alan Cohen is the Executive Director and Director of Education at Shenandoah Shakespeare's American Shakespeare Center. He is also Professor of English at the Mary Baldwin College/Shenandoah Shakespeare joint Master of Letters/Master of Fine Arts in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance program. He has twice guest edited special teaching issues of Shakespeare Quarterly and has published articles on teaching Shakespeare as well as on Shakespeare, Jonson, and Elizabethan staging.
Ralph has directed over twenty professional productions of Shakespeare's plays, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, and a student production of Thomas Middleton's Your Five Gallants, which he also edited for Oxford University Press's forthcoming Complete Works of Thomas Middleton. He is a former professor of English at James Madison University. In 2002, he was the project director for the National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored institute, "Shakespeare's Theatres, Inside and Out," held at the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton and Shakespeare's Globe in London.
Ralph has been the Faculty Director of the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies Shakespeare Seminar since 2000.
Andrea Stevens is completing a Ph.D. in the Department of English at the University of Virginia. In the Fall of 2007, she'll be joining the English department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as Assistant Professor (Shakespeare and early modern drama, literature, and culture). Andrea's current research is on early modern staging practices, in particular special effects. She has published articles, reviews, and entries in Theatre Notebook, Shakespeare Bulletin, Verse, and the Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama.
Program Staff
Jim Baker is the University of Virginia Shakespeare Seminar program director and Associate Director of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies University Center.
Joan Gore is the Director of Travel Programs at the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Ashleigh Edwards is the Program Administrator.
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Program Information | Faculty | Registration
Registration
Registration Fee Includes:
• Four nights lodging of your choice.
• Most meals.
• Tickets to three plays at the American Shakespeare Center.
• All internal transportation.
• Program sessions led by expert faculty.
• Sessions with actors at the American Shakespeare Center.
Per Person Program Fee (Reserve Your Spot with a $350 deposit):
$1,295 in a single Lawn or Range room
$1,345 in a single, air-conditioned, Brown College room
$1,175 with no lodging provided
• If you register prior to April 30, 2007, please return the registration form with a $350 per person deposit (or the full fee if you choose). The balance of your program fee is due by April 30, 2007.
• If you register after April 30, 2007, please return the registration form with full program fee.
Printable Registration Form
Register by fax, 434-982-5297, or by telephone, 800-346-3882 or 434-982-5252, using VISA or MasterCard; or by sending us your downloadable form by mail with a check or credit card information to:
Shakespeare Seminar
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400764
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4764
WITHDRAWAL
If you withdraw in writing within 14 days of registration you will receive a full refund (if not within final payment date). If you withdraw in writing before April 30, 2007, you will receive a full refund, minus the $350 deposit. In the event withdrawal is necessary after April 30, 2007, there will be no refund but you may substitute another person to attend the program in your place.
We highly recommend you purchase travel cancellation insurance (and confirm what it may cover). Useful travel insurance information can be found at www.TripInsuranceStore.com or 888-407-3854. You may also wish to check with your local travel agency for recommended sources.
There will be no refund for unused portions of the program, including but not limited to, missed meals, lodging nights, and sightseeing.
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