Off-Campus Study - Drama in New York
English 492/592 (Drama in New York) is a three-credit hour course offered during Spring Semester. The off-campus portion of this year's course will take place 11-19 December 2008.
As its title indicates, English 492/592 calls for a week spent in New York seeing plays, one of which will be a musical. It is too soon to know for sure what plays will be scheduled, but the instructor will attempt to get tickets--and the best tickets available--for seven shows representing the best New York theater has to offer at a variety of venues, on and off Broadway.
For accommodations, the group will stay at the The Vanderbilt Y, an "upscale" dormitory-style facility located near the United Nations in midtown Manhattan. The Y offers safe, clean, and convenient accommodations, within walking distance of the Broadway theater district and within several blocks of major subway stations. Rooms are double-occupancy, with bathroom facilities down the hall. Guests at the Y have access to a ground-floor restaurant and a health facility (with swimming pool). If you do not wish to stay at the YMCA, then you should not sign up for the class. In addition to 2 or 3 group meetings and the plays themselves, students will have considerable free time to spend sightseeing in New York City.
The course fee for English 492/592 is $1065.00. This includes all theater tickets and accommodations. The course fee does NOT include airfare to New York, meals, or transportation to or from the airport and within the city. Because students traditionally fly at different times and to and from different cities, it is not possible to arrange group airfare. Round-trip airfare to New York usually runs $220-$350; flights out of Nashville may be cheaper. Students should plan to arrive on December 11th by 6:00p and to depart on the morning of December 19st.
To receive course credit for English 492 or 592, students will be asked to keep a journal with three pages or so about each of the plays we see. Journals will be due at the end of the first full week of classes in Spring semester. Students will also write a research paper (10 pages) dealing with the plays we have seen in New York or with New York theater as an institution. This paper will be due later in Spring semester at a time scheduled by the instructor. Students will also be expected to attend and participate in the group discussions in New York.
Students must be enrolled in 492 or 592 in order to go on the trip to New York. English 492 counts as an upper-level English literature class. There is no prerequisite for 492. Only graduate students may enroll in 592.
Enrollment is strictly limited to 20 students, and the course fills quickly. A deposit of $200.00 (check made out to "Drama in New York") is required to reserve a place in the course. Checks must be given to the instructor. The remainder of the course fee is due by November 1. Deposits are refundable only in the instance that another student agrees to take your place. Interested students should contact Dr. Robert Stillman (rstillma@utk.edu; 974-6971).