ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PRESENTS THEATER AT IT'S BEST - SNAPSHOT PROGRAM

May 8-11, 2008
Elderhostel Program Number: #15118

*Detailed information about the hotel, parking, meals, travel, what to bring, etc., for this program can be found on the Site Information > Montgomery page.

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DESCRIPTION | FORMS | SCHEDULE | SPECIFIC PROGRAM INFO

Program Description

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (fifth-largest Shakespearean venue in the world), invites you to learn from professors and staff, as you “dissect” and analyze the plays of two famous productions, cap-stoned with live performances. Before curtain-up, a behind the scenes backstage tour, the “Theater in the Mind”, and “Bard Talk” lectures, enrich your experience. Immerse yourself in characters and plots as Professor leads you to a better understanding of plays, and various acting techniques. Love, adventure, rivalry, treachery, lavish costumes and brilliant sets characterize these memorable classics. Explore the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts with a docent and speak to the Shakespearean Gardener at the incredible Blount Cultural Park.

Note: Performances: On May 8th the ageless tale of star crossed lovers “Romeo and Juliet”, and “The Count of Monte Cristo”, a swashbuckling adventure, and an Alabama Shakespeare Festival classic. One meal is on your own and not included in the program price so you may explore local restaurants. Some walking required.

Hotel: Country Inn & Suites Montgomery
5155 Carmichael Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: (334) 270-3223
www.countryinns.com/montgomeryal

Program Forms

ALL PARTICIPANTS* in the May 8-11, 2008 program ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN THE FOLLOWING FORM BY APRIL 18, 2008.

- Health and Safety Form: Print Version
“Per Elderhostel guidelines, you are required to complete, sign and return this form as a condition of participation in this program.” Please print this form, complete it, sign it, and return it by: April 18, 2008.

- Supplemental Information: Print Version
Please complete this form and return it by April 18, 2008.

- Hold Harmless Form: Print Version
Please complete, sign and return this form by April 18, 2008.

*Even those participants who register together will need to complete and submit separate forms (one per participant).

Specific Program Information

- Reminder to bring clothing that can be layered. Classes and experiences are held indoors, and outdoors; and, sometimes the theater might be too cold for some, and too hot for others!
- You do not have to “dress up” for the evening performances. Everyday street wear will be very acceptable.

Program Schedule

TENTATIVE Program Schedule: (Central Time Zone)

Day 1/Thursday:
3:30-4:30 Program Registration
5:00-6:00 Dinner (Place To Be Determined)
7:00-8:15ish “Video- Setting the Stage”: (Enjoy Royal Shakespeare Company Co-Founder, John Barton, as he directs some of America’s finest actors (Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Kline, and others) in a workshop setting while he skillfully provides “pointers” to these already accomplished actors in selected scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. This introduces content ref: the nature of Shakespearean plays and acting techniques)

Day 2/Friday:

7:30-9:00      Breakfast at hotel
9:00-10:30    Class from Alabama Shakespeare Dramaturge, Dr. Susan Willis on Count of Monte Cristo
11:00-12:00   Backstage Tour of Theater
12:00-1:00    Lunch at Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
1:15-2:15      Docent Led Tour – “All About the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts”
2:45-3:30      Behind-the-Scenes at the Shakespearean Garden
3:30-5:30      Rest/Free Time
5:30-7:00      Dinner (Place to Be Determined)
7:30             Count of Monte Cristo Performance

Day 3/Saturday:

7:00-7:50      Breakfast at hotel
8:00-9:00      Master Class: “Shakespeare’s Advice to the Players-Detective Work on Shakespeare’s Verse”
9:10-10:10    Master Class: “Shakespeare/Classical Acting vs. The American “Method”
10:20-11:30   Master Class: “Romeo and Juliet”
11:30-12:15   Catered Lunch – Backstage of theater
12:15-1:00    Lecture (“Bard Talk”) at Alabama Shakespeare Festival
1:00-1:45      Class by Alabama Shakespeare Festival/ Topic To Be Determined
2:00-4:30      Free Time
4:30-5:00      Group Get-Together Prior to Dinner (Non-alcoholic affair)
5:00-6:50      Dinner (On Your Own)
7:30             Romeo and Juliet Performance

Day 4/Sunday:

7:00-8:45 Breakfast at hotel
9:00-10:00 Wrap-up and Post Show Review with A.U. Prof

12:00 Please be checked out by 12:00 noon

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