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Off-Campus Study - Drama in Stratford and London

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Students in Microbiology labEnglish 491/591 (Drama in Stratford and London) is a three-week off-campus drama course that is offered during Summer Session (second term). The course can be taken either for three or four hours of credit at either the 400 (undergraduate) level or the 500 (graduate) level. This year's Drama in Stratford and London course will take place July 6 to July 26.

After arriving in London, we board coaches that will take us to Stratford, the beautiful town that was home to Shakespeare and that is now the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC boasts the finest actors in London. We’ll see several plays by the RSC, get behind-the-scenes look at the theaters and chats with actors, and guided tours of Oxford, Blenheim Palace, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, and other Stratford historic sites. We stay in local Bed-and-Breakfast hotels within walking distance of the theaters.

We return to London to see seven or eight plays at venues such as the Royal National Theatre, the Barbican, the West End, and perhaps a fringe theatre production. Offerings will include a range of genres; we’ll see the best of new plays, a musical, some comedy, a play at the New Globe Theatre, and discuss the range and effects of these productions. Discussion sections will generally happen after breakfast, at the Canterbury Hall dorms, and then we’ll regroup for dinner before the theatre. There will be ample time for sightseeing and personal excursions, including a long weekend with enough time to travel to Paris, Edinburgh, Dublin, Amsterdam, or other European destinations.

To receive credit for English 491 or 591, students will be asked to keep a journal responding to each of the plays that we see. English 491/591 can be taken for anywhere from 1 to 4 credits; the course has no prerequisites. The course is limited to 21 students and enrollment if on a first-come, first-served basis. Students taking the class for four credits will be asked to see an additional play on their own, visit a theater museum, and write additional journal entries.

All information about the class is subject to change.

Students in Microbiology labTrip Includes:

The fee for the trip is $2250. That figure includes:

  • Accommodations and breakfast in Stratford and London
  • Half of your evening meals
  • All of your theater tickets
  • Transportation from London to Stratford and back
  • Lectures and excursions in Stratford, and administrative fees

It DOES NOT include UT tuition, airfare, the balance of your meals, or spending money.


Applying

To reserve a place in the course, contact Dr. Stillman, then sign up at CIE and pay a $250 deposit. Dr. Stillman can be found in 511 McClung Tower, and can be reached by phone at 974-6971 or 974-5401 and by email at rstillma@utk.edu. Students must also apply through the Center for International Education. A copy of the application can be found HERE. Applications are accepted as they are received, and enrollment is limited to 21. A deposit of $250 reserves a place. Make checks payable to "UT" and take them to the Center for International Education, 1620 Melrose Avenue. Students who are accepted to the program must register for 3 or 4 hours of English 491, Foreign Study. Requirements for the course include attending all classes in Stratford, attending all plays, writing substantial journal entries on each of the plays, and other written work.

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