TH 249 - Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Taught by: Stephen Weeks

Content: Focuses on a week of theatre-going at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. Three weeks of contextual study of the plays and their authors, including the study of appropriate cognate plays and authors; individualized research and project work; one week of play-going in Ashland; two weeks of post-performance writing and discussion. The week in Ashland will feature one-hour supplementary classes at Southern Oregon University, talks with actors and directors at OSF. May apply to the theatre major or minor as a pre-modern dramatic literature/theatre history course or modern dramatic literature/theatre history course. A course fee covering a portion of play ticket and travel expenses will apply.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland: June 4-10

Plays will include a variety of Shakespeare’s most popular dramas and comedies, plus contemporary works new to the Ashland theater. A complete list of plays students will attend will be available soon.

Course Fee: $400

Prerequisite: None.

Semester Credits: 4

Schedule: MTWTh 1:20-3:20

* Required Field Trip: June 4-10

Special Note: Students interested in the course should talk to Stephen Weeks in the Theatre Department.  Plays in OSF’s 2012 season include Romeo and Juliet, Troilus and Cressida, Henry V,  The Seagull, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Iowa, The White Snake, and Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, and Animal Crackers.  It looks to be a strong and varied season.  You can read more about the plays at osfashland.org.