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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 4 to July 24.

The first week of the class is spent in Stratford-upon-Avon.  During this week, we will see several plays produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. In addition, we will attend lectures given by Shakespeare scholars about the plays; meet with actors and other members of the RSC; visit Shakespeare’s birthplace, Anne Hathaway’s cottage, Mary Arden’s house, and other historical sites.  We will also tour the Cotswolds, and visit Warwick and Kenilworth Castles.  While in Stratford, we will stay at local bed-and-breakfast houses.

The second and third weeks of the course are spent in London, theater capital of Great Britain. We will see eight or nine plays, including drama at the Royal National Theater, the Globe, and London’s West End and fringe theaters.  A four-day weekend in the middle of the stay will allow students to travel on their own to Paris, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, the Lake Country or other locations easily accessible from London.  Accommodations during these weeks are provided at the University of London dormitories.

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. 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.

English 491 counts as an upper-division English literature course; in the past, students have been successful petitioning to have the class satisfy the Arts and Sciences Foreign Study Upper-Division Distribution requirement.  There are no pre-requisites for English 491. The class is open to majors and non-majors alike, and may be taken by a limited number of not-for-credit travellers.

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The course fee for Drama in Stratford and London is $2500.00.  This includes all:

  • theater tickets
  • accommodations
  • breakfasts
  • eight dinners in London
  • transportation between London and Stratford
  • administrative costs.

The course fee does not include trans-Atlantic airfare, remaining meals, or course registration fees. We will work out a group airfare rate for students wishing to fly with the group; in the past, airfare has ranged between  $850 and $950.

Applying

Enrollment is limited. A deposit of $750 (check made out to University of Tennessee) is required to secure a place in the class for you. Formal applications must be submitted to the Center for International Students. Interested students should contact Dr. Rob Stillman (974-6971; 974-5401; rstillma@utk.edu).

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