Ashland Center for Theatre Studies
Master of Theatre Studies
in Production and Design
Schedule for 2009 Summer Intensive
Plan to arrive on Friday, July 10, 2009 in order to attend the orientation meeting and welcome reception at 7:00 pm in the Theatre Building. Residence Hall check-in is 3:00-5:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday we will have fundamentals, advising, group sessions and special workshops. The daily schedule begins Monday morning July 13.
The summer residency portion of the program includes active discussion of production elements, from script analysis and design to stage management, as well as in-depth exploration of design and technical areas, hands-on development of design and production concepts and practical application of technical processes. Evenings are spent preparing class assignments, attending presentations and workshops, working on design and technical projects, and attending plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Oregon Cabaret Theatre.
On Saturday July 25 the main program concludes with a full day of structured lab sessions, advising, and an evening closing party. Residence Hall checkout is Sunday, July 26 at 10:00 am. You may choose to arrive a week earlier, July 6-10 or stay an additional week, July 27-31, to attend an la carte course.
Daily Schedule
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:15-9:45 am | Morning session I |
| 10:00-11:30 am | Morning session II |
| 11:30 am-12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Afternoon session I |
| 2:00-2:15 pm | Meeting |
| 2:15-3:15 pm | Advising sessions |
| 3:30-5:00 pm | Afternoon session II |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm | Evening session or play at 8:30 pm or homework |
Saturday July 18 and 25 will have different daily schedules
Sunday July 19 is a free day
Evening Schedule
| Friday, 7/10, 7:00 pm | Orientation Meeting |
| Saturday, 7/11, 8:30 pm | OSF play - All's Well That Ends Well |
| Sunday 7/12 | Write paper |
| Monday 7/13, 7:00 pm | Presentations by returning students |
| Tuesday 7/14, 7:00 pm | Workshops |
| Wednesday 7/15, 8:30 pm | Oregon Cabaret play - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Thursday 7/16 | Write paper |
| Friday 7/17, 7:00 pm | Presentations by returning students |
| Saturday 7/18 | Free evening |
| Sunday 7/19, 8:30 pm | OSF play - Don Quixote |
| Monday 7/20 | Write paper |
| Tuesday 7/21, 7:00 pm | OSF play - The Music Man |
| Wednesday 7/22, 8:30 pm | Write paper |
| Thursday 7/23 | Workshops |
| Friday 7/24, 7:00 pm | Free evening |
| Saturday 7/25, 5:30 pm | End of Session Festivities |
Dates for future years
July 9-24, 2010
July 8-23, 2011
