Shakespeare Studies
Study with Shakespeare Scholars
The Center for Shakespeare Studies offers an array of classes for groups visiting Ashland and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Enrollment in this Shakespeare Studies program is required by law for all out-of-state groups (and in-state groups not affiliated with Oregon public educational institutions) who choose to stay on the SOU campus. Each student must receive a minimum of four hours of educational programs on our campus. This requirement can be fulfilled by the classes listed below or by your qualified instructor(s), who must be approved in advance by the Center (M.A. in English or Theatre required).
OSF Workshops, Discussions, Exploring Design, and Prologues also fulfill the SOU educational requirement for visiting groups. These programs must be ordered directly from OSF Group Sales (541-488-5406) at least three weeks in advance.
SOU programs for visiting groups are offered at the rate of $100 per hour. We arrange our programs to fit your schedule; classes are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings, seven days a week. All programs are also available to groups not staying on campus. Except where otherwise noted, classes are one hour long and maximum class size is 40; larger groups must be divided to be accommodated.
For more information, contact Lisa Devalin, Visiting Groups Coordinator. 541-552-6905 or devalinl@sou.edu.
Programs for Visiting Groups in 2007
ELIZABETHAN MUSIC: A professional musician from the Terra Nova Consort introduces students to the music of Shakespeare's day, playing antique instruments such as the krummhorn, gittern, and shawm. Limited to 60 students per session.
RENAISSANCE DANCE: Expert dancers share their knowledge of court and country dances of the Renaissance through lessons in cinquepaces, bergomasks, galliards, etc. Limited to 40 students per session.
PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS: Gain an inside view of theatrical performance in lively, interactive workshops (either one or two hours long) led by one of our experienced actor/teachers. Limited to 40 students per session.
THEATRICAL MAKE UP: Experts from the University's Theatre Arts Department demonstrate some skills and secrets of the make-up artist's trade. Limited to 60 students.
STAGE COMBAT WORKSHOP: An experienced fight director safely demonstrates some stage combat tricks with fists, rapiers, and broadswords. Limited to 40 students per session.
MASKS AND MOVEMENT: Beginner or Advanced: OSF actor James Peck uses masks and movement as tools for the imagination, to explore how the body expresses itself. Exercises range from studies of each person's "neutral" posture to ways of creating characters and creatures. Limited to 40 students per session.
TALKS ON THE PLAYS: In an hour-long, informal talk, a Shakespeare scholar illuminates the plays that your group will see (or has seen) at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Limited to 60 students per session.
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