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Shakespeare in England
A Summer Travel Course
Professor Thomas Fulton
Summer School Session
July 7-August 2, 2014
[email protected].
Office: 025 Murray Hall
Office Hours: TBA, by appointment.
Centers for Global Advancement and International Affairs
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
102 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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http://globaleducation.rutgers.edu/
This course studies Shakespeare on the page and on the stage. We spend two weeks
reading at Rutgers, and then move to England to see these plays performed on the stages
of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare’s Birthplace)
and the Globe Theatre in London. In London, we will visit such theatrical sites as the
new Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (a replica of the original indoor theater) and the
archaeological site of the Rose Theatre, where they perform Christopher Marlowe’s
plays, as well as other dramatic venues in London. In Stratford and in London, we will
explore the major sites associated with Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and study
with actors, directors, and scholars associated with the major centers for Shakespearean
studies and performance. Attention will be given to Shakespeare’s cultural context and
contemporaries, stage interpretation, and the challenges of production and performance.
General
 3-credit course in four intensive weeks; also counts for credit toward the major.
 Travel essentials include a passport and a notebook for taking notes each day.
 Accommodations in Stratford provided in local Bed-and-Breakfast; in London at
a University residence hall two blocks from the Thames and the theater.
Course Requirements
 Attendance, punctuality, attentiveness, and participation.
 1 page-reviews for each Shakespearean performance and other short assignments.
 Two 5 page papers.
SCHEDULE
WEEK ONE, New Brunswick (July 7):
Shakespeare, Henry IV part 1 (all plays studied will be seen in performance)
Shakespeare, Henry IV Part 2
WEEK TWO, New Brunswick:
Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona and the creation of Shakspearean comedy
Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (begin Antony and Cleopatra)
WEEK THREE, Stratford-upon-Avon, England:
Henry IV, part 1
Henry IV, part 2
Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girl
Arden of Faversham
Shakespeare’s Birthplace
Workshops with Actors and Directors
RSC theatre t our
Visit to Mary Arden’s Farm
‘Trust Treasures’ archive display with Amy Hurst and Mareike Dolschale
Schedule of performances in Stratford-upon-Avon:
Tuesday 22 July
Wednesday 23 July
Thursday 24 July
Friday 25 July
Saturday 26 July
Two Gentlemen of Verona (evening)
The Roaring Girl (evening)
Henry IV Pt 1 (matinee)
Henry IV Pt 2 (evening)
Arden of Faversham (matinee)
See the website:
Shakespeare Birthplace: http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/home.html
Royal Shakespeare Company: http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/list.aspx?start=18-032014&end=04-10-2014
WEEK FOUR, LONDON, England:
Performances at the Globe Theatre:
Anthony and Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Performances at other London Theatres: the National, Old Vic
Performances at the Rose Theatre
Workshops with Actors and Directors
Exhibition tour and lecture
Globe Theatre Website:
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on